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Aviation & Military History Medals & Militaria 23 NOVEMBER 2022

Lot 295 21st Empress of India Ofﬁcer’s Cap £2,000-£3,000

Lot 296 17th Lancers Ofﬁcer’s Cap £3,000-£4,000

AVIATION & MILITARY HISTORY MEDALS & MILITARIA 23 November 2022

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CONTENTS Aviation Photographs & Ephemera

1-28

Aviation Memorabilia

29-102

Aviation Art

103-119

Private Collection of Model Aircraft

120-151

Private Collection of RAF Memorabilia (Part II)

152-254

Maritime & Transport Memorabilia

255-282

Militaria

283-326

Antique Guns

327-348

Edged Weapons

349-407

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection

408-458

Military Ephemera

459-474

Orders, Decorations, Medals & Historical Medals

475-527

SPECIALIST STAFF

Nathan Winter

Chris Albury

Colin Meays

Henry Meadows

John Trevers

Libraries & Collections

Autographs & Documents

Militaria & Military History

Fine Art

Science & Medicine

Antiquarian Books & Bibles British Topography Bookbinding Tools

Maps, Atlases Decorative Prints & Caricatures

William Roman-Hilditch

Photographs

Paul Rasti

Susanna Winters

Joel Chandler

Helen Pedder

Travel & Exploration Modern Literature & Children’s Books

Fine Art & Historic Textiles

General Cataloguer

Cover illustrations: Front cover: lot 495

Back cover: lot 95

Inside front cover: lots 295 and 296

Lawrence (Thomas Edward, 1888-1935, attributed to). British archaeologist, army ofﬁcer, diplomat, and writer, known as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’. A World War One period brass marching compass, the brass casing enclosing the remains of compass card laid on mother of pearl, the base contemporarily engraved ‘Stf. CAPT. T.E. LAWRENCE’, 7.5 cm long 24 November 2022: £2,000-3,000

FORTHCOMING SALES IN 2022/2023 Thursday 24 November

19th & 20th Century Photography Autographs & Historical Documents including Presidents & Prime Ministers The Robin Hunt Royalty Collection Part II

Wednesday 14 December

Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Polar Exploration

Thursday 15 December

19th & 20th Century Literature, Children’s & Illustrated Books A Private Collection of Jane Austen First Editions Original Illustrations & Miniature Books Playing Cards from the Dudley Ollis Collection

Wednesday 25 January

Printed Books, Maps & Documents

Entries are invited for the above sales: please contact one of our specialist staff for further advice

AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHS & EPHEMERA To commence at 10am 3* Shackleton (Edwin, 1927-2018). Aviation photograph and negative collection, comprising 8 black and white photograph albums and around 750 + loose pages from similar albums which cover airshows, air events and visits from the late 1940’s to the early 1980s (all taken by Shackleton), together with 29 ring binders of colour negatives, covering airshows and many of the ﬂights Shackleton took to notch up his tally of trips plus a plastic container of approx 400 loose black and white photographs Edwin Shackleton (1927-2018) currently holds the Guinness Book of Records record for the person who has ﬂown in the most types of aircraft, around 879 as of February 2015. The collection is a great insight into aviation around this time all taken by an enthusiast covering a wide range of military and civil subjects from small RAF displays to Paris and Farnborough. (a carton) £200 - £300

4* Aviation Autographs. A small pocket album circa 1950s, signed by approximately 50 pilots and related including Neville Duke, John “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham, Roland Beamont, Chuck Yeager, Alfred Worden (Apollo 15) and Brian Trubshaw (Concorde) plus many American pilots

1* Aviation. Postcard album relating to English aviation shows, circa 1912, 96 mounted postcards on 49 thick card sheets, images including The Ladies Aerial League at Hendon, Bath Aviation meeting, ‘Mr Gresswell the first aeriel postman’, The first illuminated night flying at Hendon, some light spotting and fading, brown sheep album, worn, oblong 8vo (1)

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5* Flying Log Book. A log book kept by Flight Test Officer M.G. Goodridge, who on 25 February 1954 was killed on a test flight in an English Electric Canberra, the log book commencing 2 May 1949, signed several times by the Chief Test Flying Instructor, Empire Test Pilots School, last entry 24 February 1954 (the day before the crash), 28 different aircraft flown from Lincoln B.2. to Victor B.Mk.1., number of hours flown 507.05, bound in technical notebook paper and inscribed ‘Empire Test Pilots School, Flying Log Book, M. Goodridge’ with ETPS hand-coloured crest, the log book also contains pencil technical notes, related magazine cuttings of aircraft, snapshot photograph of a Canberra and Goodridge plus an order of service for the funeral of Goodridge

£150 - £200

Flight Test Officer Michael George Anthony Goodridge crashed on a production flight in English Electric Canberra B.2., the aircraft flight controls jammed on take-off and the aircraft hit a railway embankment at Napsbury Railway Station which was adjacent to the Handley Page airfield at Radlett, Hertfordshire. Both he and Flight Lieutenant Kenneth William Dalton-Golding DFC were killed. (1) £150 - £200

2* Vintage Light Aircraft Slides. An interesting, personal collection of over 900 35mm colour slides of vintage light aircraft, taken over the past 40 years, mainly in the UK and Europe but with some additional material from the USA and New Zealand, 2 folders (2)

£100 - £150

£80 - £120

6* First Day Covers. A collection of approximately 40 signed aviation FDCs, signed by distinguished pilot and aircrew including 25th Anniversary Flight of the Hunter signed by Squadron Leader Neville Duke and also Wing Commander A. Neale, 50th Anniversary Flight Britain to Australia & Return signed by Sir Michael Cobham, The Swords Jet Provost T5 signed by Flight Lieutenant J.D. Aldington, another signed by Flight Lieutenant M.A. Fox, Thirtieth Anniversary Royal Air Forces Escaping Society, Opening of the Battle of Britain Museum Hendon signed by Wing Commander P.F.J. Burton and others, presented in a soft ring binder (40)

£100 - £150

7* Aviation Manuals. A collection of early aircraft manuals including, Bulldog IIA Aeroplane Jupiter VIIF or VIIF.P. Engine, Air Publication 1932 (tatty), A Manual of Rigging for Aircraft 1931, Derwent Mk.1. Aero-Engine Volume I, Air Ministry 1945, Mosquito Notes for Ground Personnel, inscribed and dated 1942, Cirus Hermes Aero Engine 1929, Curtiss Electrically Operated Airscrews 1941, Emergency Repairs Wood Blade Propellers 1944, Rotol No 5 & 6 Airscrews 1940, another Rotol for No 4 & 5 Airscrews 1940 and other manuals (4 cartons)

Lot 3

£200 - £300

8 D. Napier and Son Ltd. A group of 5 conﬁdential aviation reports, c. 1946-48, titles comprise ‘Gas Turbines or Reciprocating Engines for Powering Transport Aircraft’, ‘The Aerodynamic Effects of Heat and Compressibility in the Internal Flow Systems of Aircraft’, ‘Wind Tunnel Investigation of “Naiad” Air Intakes, with Special Reference to the Design of Ducted Spinner’, ‘A Study of Various Aircraft Layouts Installing E.122 Engine’ and ‘The Inﬂuence of the Power Plant on the Design and Performance of Long-Range Transport Aircraft’, mostly typescript copies with photographic prints of graphs and illustrations, etc., a few related letters and a few related sketches of experimental apparatus on tracing paper, etc., loosely inserted, stapled into Napier limp cloth folders with typed title labels to upper covers, folio, plus one further folder including various items including one further report, ‘Basic Principles of Aircraft and Power Plant Design’ (6)

£100 - £150

9* Aviation Photographs. A huge collection of modern colour aviation photographs, comprising civil and military 10 x 15 cm colour images, some good images of warbirds captioned and dated circa 1980s (archive)

£100 - £200

11* Rickenbacker (Eddie, 1890-1973). A black and white portrait photograph of the recipient in USAAF uniform, inscribed and signed in ink ‘To my dear friend “Lisle Beardelu” Eddie Rickenbacker 1934’ 23 x 18 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 40 x 30 cm Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) was a WWI American air ace and Medal of Honour recipient. He had a ﬁnal score of 26 aerial victories and was the most successful and most decorated of all American pilots during WWI. (1) £100 - £150

12* Aviation Photographs. A collection of 6 x 4 inch photographs, comprising assorted civil airliners (approximately 830); Norwegian airliners (approximately 250); BAe ATPs stored at Zaragoza, Spain (approximately 140); Boeing 747 (approximately 550); Greenland (approximately 40); Canberras (approximately 290); assorted North Sea oil-related helicopters (approximately 400); Blackburn / HAS Buccaneer (approximately 390) (3 shoe boxes)

10* Aviation Negatives. A superb collection of approximately 14,000 black and white negatives (35mm, medium format, and large format), a personal collection built up over a lifetime and incorporating many rare and unusual subjects, mainly covering the 1960/70s there are also examples from the 1950s as well as some later material, predominantly civil, airliners through to general aviation, there are some military, mainly transport, aircraft included as well, subjects covered include, for example, DC3/4/6/7, Avro York, Bristol 170, Convairs, 707/DC-8, Herald, F-27, 748, Viking, Hermes, etc., 1 large metal container and 4 cardboard boxes (5)

13* Aviation Timetables. Imperial Airways European Services summer timetable, for 21 April to 5 October 1929, rust stains, 18.5 x 11.5 cm, together with Imperial Airways brochure for NairobiCapetown 1931, Imperial Airways ticket from Croydon to Zurich inscribed with the passenger name ‘R.E. Ormes’, Spartan Air Lines London Isle of Wight Summer Service 1933 timetable, rust stains, plus Air Union Summer 1930 timetable and Air Orient Winter Service 1931-32 timetable

£4,000 - £6,000

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Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% (Lots marked * 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

£100 - £150

£200 - £300

14* Colour Slides. A mixed collection of approximately 2200 unsorted 35mm colour slides, a mixture of both civilian and military subjects, mainly taken in the 1970/1980s at various locations in the UK (1 box)

18* Civil & Military Slides. A small private collection of approximately 1100 35mm colour slides, predominantly civil although the collection does include some interesting military subjects as well, mostly shot in the UK with some going back to the 1960s, 4 ring binders

£100 - £200

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£80 - £120

15* Aviation Postcards. A collection of approximately 5000 + aviation postcards, mostly airliners with some military, a few from the mid 20th century but mostly 1970’s onwards, many in plastic postcard sleeves, contained in a wooden lidded box and a plastic carton (1)

£200 - £300

19* Reach for the Sky. An original poster, circa 1955, a promotional poster for the legendary Douglas Bader biopic starring Kenneth More for Rank Organisation distributors, UK large-quad format, good condition, old fold-marks, minor tears to the border, 76 x 103 cm

16* Aviation Photographs. A collection of 6 x 4-inch photographs, BAC Concorde, approximately 1200 colour photographs mainly at Heathrow including exclusive look-down shots over the threshold of runway 27R and includes extensive takeoff and landing shots over the last couple of months of Concorde operation. Air-side shots are also included with the aircraft on stand, taxi, take-off and water cannon tribute, together with assorted airliners at Heathrow (approximately 740) and other aviation photographs (2 shoeboxes)

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£300 - £500

20* Aviation Negatives. An interesting, collection of approximately 400 black and white negatives, displayed in 35mm slide mounts, the subjects are mainly taken in the UK during the 1960s/1970s and include both civilian and military subjects (1 box)

£80 - £100

£150 - £200

17* Military Slides. A collection of approximately 4800 35mm original colour slides, the majority on Kodachrome ﬁlm, with smaller quantities on Fuji and AGFA, all images were taken in the UK between 1981-2000 at various air shows and events such as Boscombe Down, Fairford, Yeovilton, Wyton, etc., four large cardboard boxes

21* Civil Slides. A collection of approximately 6000 35mm original colour slides of civilian aircraft, the collection gives a comprehensive coverage of aircraft operating to the majority of main airports in the UK, including Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Birmingham as well as several others, taken between 1981 and 2018 each slide is annotated with the aircraft registration, date and location, 17 ring binders

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£300 - £500

£400 - £600

23* Wright (Wilbur, 1867-1912). A collection of 12 original black and white photographs of Wilbur Wright taken at Le Mans and Pau, France between 1908-09, all stamped with credits and inscribed verso including Culver Pictures, Agence Generale d’Illustrations, The Sports and General Illustrations, the Le Mans photographs taken at both the Hunaudieres race course and Camp d’Auvours, 2.5 x 17.5 cm (6), 14 x 17 cm (3), 20.5 x 25 cm (2), 22 x 16.5 cm (1), together with 7 real photographic postcards of Wilbur Wright in Italy training pilots for military service in 1909, each with a postage stamp and postmark, many with photographers name Ediz G Busi, 8.5 x 14 cm (19)

22* Concorde. An archive relating to Douglas William Shore, Engineering Project Manager, including a Concorde registration plate engraved G-N8IAC BRITISH AIRWAYS BOARD LONDON ENGLAND B.A.e / SNIAS CONCORDE TYPE I S/N.100 004 U.S. TYPE CERT A45EU DATE OF MFR. 25 AUG 76, the data plate encapsulated in a perspex block with DWS logo and Concorde image bordered by a list of associated manufacturers, 15.5 x 23.5 cm, two certificates inscribed D Shore today flew in a production Concorde, Registration Number G-BOAC, 13 February 1976, signed by Brian Trubshaw, scrap albums containing copies of Concorde certificates of acceptance, another scrapbook with copies of airworthiness for Concorde export to America, a copy of an import certificate into America, various Concorde brochures, menus, luggage labels, posters and Concorde related items plus a box containing 28 Concorde 35 mm colour slides (some technical slides and other showing Concorde), another box of 35 mm slides of Boeing SST, including cockpit shots circa 1967, all contained in a wooden box stencilled on the lid ‘Aircraft Documents SP 0444’ Concorde 204 first flew as G-BOAC in 1975. It was delivered to British Airways in 1976. Registered as G-N81AC/N81AC for a joint venture with Braniff for flights between Washington-Dulles and Dallas-Fort Worth in 1979. Back to G-Boac in 1980 when this ended. Last flight to Manchester for preservation in 2003. (1) £300 - £500

Lot 23

Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% (Lots marked * 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

£200 - £300

24* Aviation Photographs. A collection of 6 x 4 inch photographs, comprising Sea Harrier / Harrier (approximately 580), many Royal Navy Sea Harriers on the ﬂight line of Yeovilton including a small number of black and white Sea Harrier photographs circa 1980s; Italian F-104s, Meteors and Typhoons (approximately 50); Nato Tiger Meet at Kleine Brogel, Belgium (approximately 390); McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom (approximately 370); Mojave California (approximately 200); Hawker Hunters (approximately 320); Panavia Tornados (approximately 650); Sepecat Jaguars (approximately 850); Lakenheath F-15s (approximately 140) and Lightning’s at Binbrook ﬂight line (approximately 130) (4 shoe boxes)

£150 - £200

25* Crook (Flight Lieutenant David Moore). Spitfire Pilot, a superb signed publication printed by Faber and Faber Limited, London 1942, 104 pages, black and white illustrations including a printed copy portrait by Captain Cuthbert Orde, signed in pen ‘with best Wishes David Crook 26/7/42’, original blue cloth, split along the spine and general wear, 8vo Flight Lieutenant David Moore Crook, DFC (1914-1944) was born in Huddersfield, he was educated at Cambridge University and joined the Royal Air Force on the outbreak of WWII. He served with 609 Squadron during the Battle of Britain destroying a Ju87 on 9 July 1940 followed by JG53 and Me109 on 13 August. On 15 August, he mistakenly shot down a Blenheim fighter, although none of the crew were severely injured. He claimed two Me109s on 30 September. DFC: London Gazette 1 November 1940 ‘For leading his section with coolness and judgment against the enemy of many occasions. He has destroyed six of their aircraft besides damaging several more.’ Crook was killed during a high-level photographic sortie on 18 December 1944, he was seen to dive into the sea near Aberdeen and officially listed as missing in action. (1) £200 - £300

28* Log Book. A WWII log book kept by Captain H. C. Warren AFC, South African Air Force, commencing 8 March 1941 (Tiger Moth), 26 May 1941 (Harvard), 31 May ‘now flight commander at 173 Sqdn, Helio’, 9 February 1942, No 127 Squadron (Hurricane), 14 February ‘Dog Fight’, 28 June 1942 ‘Tobruk had fallen, morale very low’, 30 August 1942 ‘No of Sorties 52’, ... final entry 3 September 1945 (Oxford), type of aircraft flown Tiger, Magister, Harvard, Mowhawk, Tomahawk, Kittyhawk, Hurricane, Spitfire, Corsair, Martinet, Anson, Oxford, Dakota, Baltimore, Hudson and Marauder, total flying time 1860hrs50mins The medals of Captain H. C. Warren AFC were sold at DNW (now Noonan’s) on 17 February 2021 (lot 23). Harry Charles Warren was born in Durban on 15 November 1917 and enlisted in the Union Defence Force in May 1940. Initially trained as an Air Gunner, he was re-mustered as a pupil pilot in early 1941 and was embarked for Southern Rhodesia, where he qualified for his ‘Wings’ at R.A.F. Bulawayo. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in November 1941, he embarked for the Middle East, where he was seconded to the Royal Air Force and joined 127 Squadron (Hurricanes) in February 1942. In June 1942, and having been advanced to Lieutenant, Warren moved with 127 Squadron to the Western Desert. He was quickly back in action, the unit operating out of a series of forward landing grounds and regularly operating over the ‘Alamein Box’. During one such patrol on 16 July he intercepted ten enemy aircraft and claimed a ‘probable’. A few days later, on 23 July, his luck ran out and he was slightly wounded in three places in his lower back after a close scrap with 109s. He crash-landed at L.G. 97 and came to rest among some tents. By his own log book account, it was a ‘Shaky do!!’ Warren transferred to No. 1 A.D.U. in October 1942, and was advanced to Captain. He subsequently lent valuable service as a ferry pilot in No. 216 Group on the West Africa-Cairo-Algiers-Nairobi routes. For his services during the Second World War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 12 January 1945) and awarded the Air Force Cross. (1) £400 - £600

26* Aviation Photographs. A mixed collection of aviation ephemera, including a WWI Royal Flying Corps Wireless Detachment black and white group photograph dated February 1916, 125 x 20 cm, another for Ofﬁcers of the Aeronautical Inspection Department 17th November 1918, framed and glazed, frame size 131 x 31 cm, 15 large format black and white cockpit photographs, approximately 40 x 49 cm, Hawker Siddley Aviation Limited stamps to verso, four folders of mixed aircraft photographs, approximately 20.5 x 25 cm, many with stamps to verso including British Aircraft Corporation Limited, signed letter from Test Pilot Peter Twiss dated 1956 and other aviation items (4 cartons)

£200 - £300

27* Aviation Photography. A private archive of civil and military aviation photography, mostly 1990s, the majority colour photographs arranged in 12 rexine photograph albums, images mostly 10 x 15 cm prints from 35 mm negatives, the majority with typed captions including dates on mounts beneath, largely grounded aircraft, the albums themed and arranged alphabetically including British airlines, British registered foreign light aircraft, European airlines, world airlines, military photographs and postcards, together with a shoebox-full of related negative strips, plus some medium-format negatives and transparencies, a small collection of loose photographs and postcards, etc. (4 archive boxes)

£400 - £600

AVIATION MEMORABILIA

31* Aircraft Streamers. WWI period air drop message streamers, twin-tailed fabric of sewn linen with reinforced leading edge, in red, yellow and blue squadron colours and a pocket for lead weights Aerial reconnaissance, streamers were dropped from aircraft to pass on messages to troops below. (3) £150 - £200

29* Air Marshal Sir Ian Pedder. A presentation piece, modelled as a chrome radar mounted on a polished black stone base with a plaque engraved ‘presented to Air Chief Marshal Sir Ian Pedder KCB OBE DFC RAF Controller of the National Air Trafﬁc Services by the Telecommunications Staff of NATS on the occasion of his retirement January 1985’, the underside with maker plaque for TEE Gatwick Airport London, 12.5 cm high x 10.5 x 12 cm base, presented under a perspex display case Air Marshal Sir Ian Pedder (1926-2002), was a former Controler, National Air Trafﬁc Services and international air consultant, he served in the RAF with 28, 60, 81 and 213 Squadron, Central Flying School and Burma Air Force from 1946-59. Pedder was awarded the DFC in 1949 and appointed OBE in 1963 and KCB in 1982. (1) £200 - £300

30* Aircraft Seat. A folding jump seat, circa 1950, lightweight aluminium painted in red with traces of a light blue undercoat, serial numbers W.S13.50.8114-3, with a red grip to assist in folding/unfolding, 69 cm high (1)

Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% (Lots marked * 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

£300 - £500

Lot 32

32* Airship Chair. A Model 32 Lloyd Loom airship chair circa 1927, a style used on the R100, cinnabar red whicker with wide seat, the maker’s plate missing, with four brass feet 82 cm high x 79cm wide, the seat 50 cm wide, together with a period photographic postcard showing a similar chair in situ The Model 32 airship chair was produced by Lloyd Loom between 1927-1941. The distinctive cinnabar red was a type used on the R100 (although the history of this particular chair is unknown). The width of the seat was adapted to be wider than normal Lloyd Loom chairs of this period to accommodate thick fur worn at altitude and for this reason, never had a seat cushion. These chairs were often used by pilots during WWII but the design ceased production in 1941. For further reading please refer to Lloyd Loom woven furniture by Lee J. Curtis, page 131. (1) £200 - £300

33* Avro Lancaster. A large and impressive wooden model of a WWII Lancaster bomber VN N 3637, camouﬂage ﬁnish with ‘kill icons’ and nose art, RAF roundels to the wings, 76 cm long x 109.5 cm wingspan, presented a WWII tripod stand with two related Lancaster books (1)

£200 - £300

34* Battle of Britain Autographs. A ﬁne collection of 189 Autograph Signatures of Battle of Britain Allied airmen, mostly signed circa 1980 to early 2000s, an Lot 33 assorted collection of Autograph Letters Signed, Typed Letters Signed, Postcards Signed, photographs and photographic reprints signed, the letters (and many envelopes) addressed to John White of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, mostly generous responses thanking Mr White for his interest in the Battle of Britain and giving some details of their experiences and current circumstances, housed in 7 pocket display books An impressive collection of autograph pieces from Battle of Britain pilots. Names include Teddy Morris, Chas Fritzell, Tadeurz Sawicz, Jan Kawalski, Vic Burgman, Antoni Markiwicz, Joseph Jaske, Keith Lawrence, John Pattison, Ken Dawick, Jock Sherington, Reg Nutter, Peter O’Brian, Keith Ogilvie, James Pickering, T.B. Fitzgerald, Terry Clark, Robin Lucas, Tom Neil, John Peel, Roy McGowan, William Blackadder, Alan Gear, Arthur Herbert Dorrien Pond, Hebert Pinfold, Harold Maguire, John Grandy, Sandy Johnstone, Nigel Hemp, Frederick Rosier, Johnnie Hill, et al. (7 folders) £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 34

35* Battle of Britain. A WWII German propeller blade relic from Messerschmitt Me109E4 shot down and crashed at Longridge Orchard, Great Old Hay, Brenchley, Kent on 15 September 1940, the heavy curve of the blade caused by battle damage with heavy steel socket stamped Fl286957 and Nr 428452, approximately 66cm long Provenance: The vendor purchased this piece from Malcolm Petitt, Tonbridge Battle of Britain Museum. Messerschmitt Me109E-4 was ﬂown by Fw. Klotz who was escort to the second wave of bombers heading for London on 15 September 1940, Klotz was intercepted and shot down by Pilot Ofﬁcer “Bunny” Current, 605 Squadron. The aircraft crashed at Longridge Orchard, Great Old Hay, Brenchley, Kent. (1) £1,000 - £1,500

36* Battle of Britain. A Me110 propeller relic shot down over Coulsdon, Surrey on 6 September 1940, the aluminium propeller section twisted and damaged retaining original paint and inscribed in gold gothic script ‘Messerschmitt Bf110 LZ626??? Cannons Hill Golf Course, Coulsdon, Werk No 2146, 6th September 1940, 36cm long Messerschmitt Bf 110C-4, Werke Nr 2146 crashed at 9.35 am on Cannons Hill, Coulsdon, Surrey on 6 September 1940 after a brief encounter with Hurricanes from No 111 Squadron during escort duty over RAF Kenley. The pilot was killed and the wireless operator taken prisoner of war. Local schoolboy, Derrick Smith witnessed the crash, “One morning as we climbed the unmade road from Lodge Lane to Old Coulsdon we heard the crescendo whine of a plane coming down and looked up in time to see a Messerschmitt 110, a twin-engined ﬁghter bomber, diving vertically at tremendous speed out of the cloud above us. It disappeared behind the trees and as we ran in that direction we heard the explosion and presently saw a plume of black smoke. The plane had nose-dived into the ground behind a house on the edge of Coulsdon golf course and there was little to see by the time we got there: a shallow crater of fresh earth in the green grass, a few lumps of twisted machinery, a great many small pieces of metal and fabric scattered everywhere and a pervading oily smoky smell. We had not seen any parachutes descending and presumably the two-man crew had perished. There was no way of knowing.” (1) £300 - £500

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37* Battle of Britain. A WWII Luftwaffe bomb fuse presentation piece, presented to Wing Commander BH Godfrey by the men of RAF Bomb Disposals, the aluminium fuse stamped ‘El. Azc50, rhS 195-39 104c’, 10.5cm long, mounted on a stepped oak plinth with a brass plaque engraved ‘Fuse of 2000 kilo bomb dropped on St Paul’s Cathedral September 1940 presented to Wing Commander B.H. Godfrey by RAF Bomb Disposals’, 19 cm high On the night of 12 September 1940, the city of London received one of its heaviest German bombing raids. Considerable destruction centred on the area around St Paul’s Cathedral. Miraculously, the Cathedral itself was relatively unscathed. Daylight revealed, however, a large and deep hole in the pavement in Dean’s Yard close to the West Front of St Paul’s. A large unexploded device had penetrated the ground and travelled for some distance before coming to rest to the Cathedral wall. A Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Team, led by Lieutenant Robert Davies, was ordered in. After several hours of painstaking digging the Sappers found the bomb at a depth of some 20 feet close to burning mains and live electricity cables. They estimated it to be some 8 feet long and one ton in weight. Sapper George Cameron Wylie scraped away the clay, freeing the bomb, and then fitted the harness required to lift it clear and onto a waiting lorry. Davies himself drove the vehicle carrying the bomb along streets which had been specially cleared, to Hackney Marshes. The controlled explosion following detonation left a crater some 100 feet in diameter. On 30 September 1940, the first awards of the newly instituted George Cross were announced in the London Gazette. Of the first three awards made, two were to members of the Royal Engineers team who had dealt with the bomb that had threatened St Paul Cathedral including Lieutenant Robert Davies, GC. Wing Commander Basil Henry Godfrey was born in 1896 he served during WWI with the Royal Flying Corps (2nd Lieutenant). He was recalled for service during WWII and appointed Squadron Leader in the Air Ministry’s Personnel and Training Department, he advanced to Wing Commander in July 1945 and awarded the American Bronze Star, his medal group was sold at DNW (now Noonan’s, London) on 5 July 2011. (1) £500 - £700

38* Battle of Britain. The engine rocker cover from Spitfire P9316 once flown by Geoffrey Wellum, 92 Squadron, the cover now in two sections stamped Rolls-Royce, traces of original paint, additionally stamped P8988, approximately 43cm long, each piece inscribed ‘Appleford’ with handwritten labels giving provenance Spitfire P9316 was shot down in combat over the Thames Estuary on 4 September 1940, the aircraft crashed near Howe Green Farm, Purleigh, Essex, the pilot Pilot Officer Alexander Nelson Robin Langley Appleford baled out and was slightly wounded he was sent on seven days sick leave. Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum, 92 Squadron (1921-2018) is recorded as having flown P9316 during the Battle of Britain on 1 June 1940. (1) £500 - £700

had been encountered and spotted the knurled ring of the gun button just above the surface. Reaching around the spade grip, he pulled upwards and extricated almost the complete length of the control column. Its bottom end showed signs of burning and the rest of the column was scorched and had all of the Dunlop rubberised gripping burnt away. The brake lever and one of the stainless steel push rods had broken away but later re-attached. The main build plate confirming Hurricane P3554 was also recovered. Sergeant Richard Alfred Spyer (1917-1941) was born in Worcester Park, Surrey. He joined the RAFVR in March 1939 and on the outbreak of WWII was posted to 10 FTS for training, after completing his training in May 1940 he arrived at 5 OTU and was posted to 111 Squadron at North Weald. On 31 May 1940, Spyer was attached to 607 Squadron at Usworth and served on Hurricanes. This became a permanent posting and he went south with the squadron to Tangmere on 8 September. The following day on the 9th he was engaged by a Me109 and Do17 and his aircraft Hurricane P2680 crashed at Stilstead Farm, East Peckham, Spyer was slightly wounded. On 5 October 1940, he was shot down again, this time in Hurricane P2680. In November 1940 Spyer sailed for the Mediterranean and on 17 November he was in the first flight of six Hurricanes to take off for Malta. Spyer’s Hurricane V7413 ran out of fuel and he baled out into the sea and was later picked up by a Sunderland. He joined 261 Squadron at Ta Kali and on 22 March 1941 he and seven other Hurricanes engaged ten Ju88’s approaching Grand Harbour with a Me1909 escort. Five of the Hurricanes were shot down including V7672 flown by Spyer, all five were lost, Spyer is commemorated on the Malta Memorial. (1) £7,000 - £10,000

39* Battle of Britain. The Hurricane control column of Hurricane P3554, shot down during the Battle of Britain on 5 October 1940, all parts numbered including AH 2040, the spade grip with gun firing button and brake lever, approximately 58cm long, together with a folder of extensive research plus a Rolls Royce 1904-2004 Centenary magazine which features this control column Provenance: Private Collection, West Country having been purchased from Andy Saunders (Battle of Britain author and authority). A detailed history of the control column and certificate of authenticity signed by Andy Saunders is included with the lot. Hurricane P3554 saw a great deal of combat during the Battle of Britain having shot down 5 German aircraft in July and August 1940. The operational book of 607 Squadron records that on 5 October 1940, though, P3554 was hit and badly damaged in combat with Messerschmitt 109s of JG2 over Swanage. The pilot, Sergeant Spyer, managed to nurse his badly damaged Hurricane almost all the way back to RAF Tangmere before a growing onboard fire forced him to bale out. Sergeant Spyer was unharmed. P3554 almost buried itself on impact and lay in the ground until it was discovered in 1979. On 22 April 1979 Andy Saunders and members of the Wealden Aviation Archaeological Group pinpointed the crash site of the Hurricane at Woodham Farm, Aldingbourne. At the crash site several pieces of surface wreckage were located, including a broken piece of silver-painted wood (a portion of internal structure) which had the numbers ‘554’ stencilled on it in black. The crash site was excavated on 25 August and items of fuselage and cockpit wreckage were found impacted into the rear of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Andy Saunders entered the excavation once the wreckage

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40* Battle of Britain. The punch-out panel from Wing Commander ‘Paddy’ Finucane’s Spitﬁre, the oval perspex panel with 6 holes for ﬁxing with evidence of small stress cracks and general surface scratches, old adhesive marks and inscribed in pen ‘436’, approximately 15 x 25cm, sold with a letter of authenticity supplied by Andy Saunders (Battle of Britain authority)

42* Escape & Evasion. A WWII RAF button compass, together with a saw blade, a paper “goolie” chit printed in French, German, Dutch, Italian, Danish and Serbo-Croat, 33 x 41 cm plus a later silk map of Germany dated 1953, contained in a plastic wallet, together with an Auxiliary Air Force cloth chart of Borneo dated 1944, four WWII paper charts of Tunisia and Northern Europe, a caltrop plus a WWII period brass air recognition model aircraft, 24 cm wingspan x 15.5 cm nose to tail

Provenance: Originally acquired by the late Mr Pat Nelson of Bexhill-onSea, East Sussex during the 1970s. Mr Nelson was chairman of the Wealden Aviation Archaeological Group and was given the item from a Mr Batchelor who had been the rigger for Finucane at RAF Hornchurch during WWII. The panel was removed by Mr Batchelor when he replaced the canopy on Finucane’s Spitfire due to damage. It was subsequently purchased by Andy Saunders in the mid-1970s and sold on and resided in the Halstead War Museum collection formed by the late Ken Anscombe until it was purchased from the auction of contents on 8 December 2018 (Lot 729). Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus ‘Paddy’ Finucane, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (1920-42), was a WWII fighter ace credited with 28 aerial victories but could be as high as 32. He joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot in August 1938 and after passing training converted to training in Supermarine Spitfire from June 1940, on 13 July he was posted to No.56 Squadron at RAF Hornchurch. Finucane’s first victory was on 12 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain. He was credited for two enemies destroyed, two probably destroyed and one damaged during the Battle of Britain. In April 1941 he joined No.452 Squadron flying offensive patrols over France (aka known as the Circus offensive). During this period he destroyed 20 German aircraft. Finucane was promoted to the Squadron Leader with No.602 Squadron and within six months was credited for a further six individual victories bringing his tally to 28. In June 1942 he was promoted to Wing Commander and was the youngest in the history of the RAF. On 15 July 1942, he took off for a mission over France but his Spitfire was damaged by ground fire and he attempted to fly back across the English Channel but was forced to ditch into the sea. His body was never recovered. (1) £500 - £700

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43* Flying Helmet Accessories. A type C headset, with stores reference for 10A/12570 together with a mixed collection of WWII RAF bell shape looms, a rubber high-altitude tube plus 6 wires with connectors and other items (a carton)

£200 - £300

41* Cockpit Instruments. An aircraft instrument panel containing turn slip, artiﬁcial horizon, airspeed and directional gyro by Jack & Heinz Inc, Ohio, USA, 26 x 30.5 cm, together with an eight-day cockpit clock, with day and night option, makers plate for Camerer Cuss, London, Serial Number 2383 (not working), a Smiths cockpit clock with stores reference number CA/2089, serial number 196/71 (not working) plus another clock, and two boxes of instruments including pressure gauges, pitot switch, altimeter switch and other items, many still in Air Ministry card boxes

44* Flying Helmet. A 1930s brown leather ﬂying helmet by D Lewis Ltd Oxford, with tailors label chamois lining with Gosport tube intercom headset, together with another ﬂying helmet of the same period, black leather with tailors label for S. Lewis London, with Gosport tube intercom headset plus some spare tubes

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47* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C-type ﬂying helmet, brown leather with chamois lining, earpieces stamped AM 10/13466, with microphone, wired with bakelite bell-shaped plug, together with a WWII Air Ministry stopwatch Mk VI by Venner, the circular dial stamped ‘Verner Time Switches Ltd No 1674 Type H.42 (damaged), the back of the casing stamped AM Ref No 6B / 132 Stop Watch Mark IV Venner Time Switches Ltd No 486/38, plus a military issue stopwatch by Smiths, the back of the casing stamped 1/2 SEO 6645 101001 6B /539 4723/53

45* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C type wired ﬂying helmet worn by ‘D F Mallard’, brown leather (worn) with chamois lining inscribed with owner’s name, with radio telephone receivers marked AM 10A/13466, wired together with an H type oxygen mask (medium) with a built-in microphone (1)

£100 - £150

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48* Flying Helmet. An American Air Force ﬂying helmet by Fantex, grey ﬁnish with integral visor and manufacturers label for Fantex Corporation USAF DWG 60-C-4459, padded earpieces and microphone, contained in a green cloth bag with Fancies Industries, Inc trade label (1)

£100 - £150

46* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C type wired ﬂying helmet worn by ‘Mallard’, brown leather with chamois lining, with radio telephone receivers marked AM 10A/13466 together with an H type oxygen mask (large) with built-in microphone and high altitude breathing tube plus a pair of Mk VIII ﬂying goggles

49* Flying Helmets. An RAF Mk4A bone dome flying helmet by Helmets Ltd, Wheathampstead, green finish with padded earpieces and stores reference number 22C/1303988, lacking visor, together with an RAF Mk1A (size 2) green bone dome helmet shell only with stores reference number 22C/1253082 serial number 97031, a cream Mk1A bone dome helmet (size regular), with visor numbered M/A&B 22C/1252984, interior brown leather label with stores reference number 22C/65198, plus a green bone dome flying helmet with visor numbered 22C/125297, with cloth bag

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£200 - £300

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50* Flying Helmets. A Post WWII RAF G type flying helmet (size 2), light blue cloth with soft brown leather earpads, tailors label, inscribed with owners name ‘A/PO Oldfield’ with H type green rubber oxygen mask and high altitude tube, together with two further G type flying helmets one worn by WO Mallard, 181 Sqn (3)

£200 - £300

52* ‘Lancaster’ Public House Sign. A unique twin-sided hanging sign for the public house believed to be located in Woodhall Spa Lincolnshire, circa 1965, hand-painted evocative imagery of two Avro Lancaster bombers returning over the English coastline, possibly created for the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, with the logo for Bass & Courage’s Ales and artist’s signature ‘C. Stanley Jones (Hereford)’, the refurbished pub now a hotel, survives in the centre of “Bomber County” 121 x 91 cm (1)

51* Imperial Airways. A ﬁne bronze travel agents wall plaque circa 1930, of rectangular form inscribed ‘Agency for Imperial Airways and all African Airways’, with a detailed image of Imperial Airways Hengist G AXE, inﬁlled in white and green, 35 x 50 cm (1)

£300 - £500

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53* Luftwaffe. A WWII German aircraft clock by Junghans, with 54 mm circular black dial and luminous Arabic numerals, hands and subsidiary seconds dial, black painted case with brass winding crown and four holes for securing to the instrument panel, the screwback enclosing movement stamped J30 BZ, stops after a few seconds and could therefore benefit from an overhaul (1)

£200 - £300

54* Macleod (Janet). Pilot’s Head 1987, artist’s proof bronze bust, a well-modelled bust of a WWII airman wearing a C-type flying helmet and goggles, signed verso with The Morris Singer foundry mark, 42 cm high, mounted on a wooden base, 56 cm high, with certificate A receipt dated 1987 is included with the lot addressed to the artist from the Morris Singer Foundry Ltd for the sum of £680 + VAT. Janet Macleod (d.2009) was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and trained at Whitelands College, London. She was a sculptor of rare sensitivity and skill and was a member of the Art Worker Guild and the Royal British Society of Sculptors. This is a private commission in 1987. Only 5 were produced, all in private hands. Mounted on a circular laminated hardwood base reflecting a propeller boss. (1) £2,500 - £3,500

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59* Model aircraft. Fairey III F MkII Serial S1253 No 440 Flight H.M.S. Hermes, handbuilt wood model aircraft, 19.5 cm wingspan, together with Westland N.1B Serial N16, 13 cm wingspan Provenance: Christie's London, Aircraft in Miniature, The Work of William Osmond Doylend, 25 February 1994 (lot 63). (2) £100 - £150

60* Oxygen Masks. A collection of seven post WWII rubber oxygen masks, including P.6B type, two summer weight ﬂying helmets, box of cape leather sweat resistant gloves 22C/0005749, cold war period ﬂying suit Mk4 and other items (a carton)

£200 - £300

55* Marsland Groves (Robert, 1880-1920). A Victorian silver napkin ring by J. Dudley of Southsea, London 1899, engraved with the initials R.M.G. (Robert Marsland Groves) and his record of service from “Britannia” 1894-96 to Air Service 1914, 50mm diameter, 112g Air Commodore Robert Marsland Groves, CB, DSO, AFC (1880-1920) was a Royal Navy officer and was involved with naval aviation during WWI. He transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1918 and served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and held high command in the Middle East. Marsland Groves was killed in a flying accident in 1920 whilst serving in Egypt. DSO London Gazette 22 June 1919 ‘Commander Robert Marsland Groves., R.N. (Wing Commander, R.N.A.S.). In recognition of his services in command of a Wing of the Royal Naval Air Service at Dunkirk. Commander Groves has by his general standard of flying on active service. He has on several occasions carried out successful reconnaissances to Ostend under fire, and by his own example has proved the utility and great importance of night flying.’ (1) £100 - £150

56* Merlin Spares. A collection of WWII NOS Packard Merlin spares, comprising ﬁve shaft reduction gear pinion driving (part number 604084 / models V-1650-9, -Pa, -11 and -21) all as new in original card box (5)

£200 - £300

57* Model Aircraft Kits. A collection of model aircraft kits as new and boxed, comprising Monogram B-29 1/48 scale (4), Monogram B-24D Liberator 1/48 scale, Tamiya Dambuster / Grand Slam Bomber Lancaster BIII 1/48 scale (3), Tamiya Avro Lancaster BI / BIII 1/48 scale (3), Revell Messerschmitt BF-110 G-4 Nightﬁghter 1/32 scale, Revell Focke Wulf Ta-154 1/48 scale, Revell Arado Ar 234 B2/N “Nachtigall”, 1/48 scale, Airﬁx Focke Wulf Fw 190A/F 1/24 scale (15)

£200 - £300

58* Model Aircraft Kits. A collection of model aircraft kits as new and boxed, including Airfix Handley Page Hampden, Airfix Focke Wulf Fw189, Airfix RAF Recovery Set, Airfix Airfield Control Tower, Airfix Short Stirling B.I/III, other manufacturers include Matchbox, Dragon, Revell, Italeri and others (42)

61* Parachute. An Irvin chair-type parachute pack, with printed Irvin Air Chute of Great Britain Ltd label stamped I.A.C. 42, A253508, with leather seat and harness straps

£200 - £300

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62* Pioneer Aviation. A recent representation of a WWI aircraft undercarriage, with cockpit compartment and wing strut, pine construction with RFC green cloth, two large spoke wheels with Dunlop rubber tyres Very little is known about this lot other than attempts have been made in recent years to reproduce a WWI biplane. (1) £200 - £300

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64* Presentation Dirk. A French dirk presented to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, the 26 cm plated blade stamped ‘Dumas 58/75, brass and white composite grip, overall length 37 cm with gold bullion sword knot, presented in a wooden display case, lined with red velvet and a brass plaque engraved ‘à Sir Neil Cameron Marschal of the Royal Air Force Chief of the Defence Staff Le Général d’Armée G. Mery Chef d’Etat-Major des Armées Février 1979’ Marshal of the Royal Air Force Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, KT, GCM, CBE, DSO, DFC (1920-1985), was a senior officer in the RAF and served during WWII as a fighter pilot taking part in the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Alam el Halfa, the first and second Battle of El Alamein and operations in Burma. He served as Chief of Air Staff in the late 1970s and also as Chief of the Defence Staff which he secured for his services during the firemen’s strike and visits to China giving lectures on the Soviet air threat. (1) £200 - £300

63* Pioneer Aviation. A WWI period wicker pilots seat circa 19121914, with seat and back covered in Rexine, mounted four later oak splayed supports, 72 cm high x 50 cm

65* Propeller Workshop Tool Chest. The WWI Ruston & Co. Ltd propeller workshop tool chest circa 1914, the rectangular wooden chest having transfer printed trade label for Ruston & Hornsby Ltd Lincoln with the symbolic Lincoln Imp against a bi-plane, the chest with multiple drawers and sliding compartments enclosing many hand tools used in the factory for the production of propellers, notable pieces are a cofﬁn plane which the concave sole and blade has been adapted to be used on a surface to create rounded ashes and a number of spoke shaves used to smooth the rounded edges of the propellers, there is also steel and brass connector which was from an aircraft rudder foot pedal, the chest with traces of red paint which is the same colour as the engine cowlings from WWI aircraft, 53 cm high x 90 cm wide x 54.5 cm deep, restored

The earliest aircraft seats were made of wood but by 1912 more lightweight seats made from wicker or cane were introduced. Early aircraft were extremely flimsy and it was essential to save weight wherever possible to prevent the aircraft from breaking up in flight. Wicker seats were used in WWI fighters, notably the Sopwith Camel. A company in Somerset manufactured wicker seats all to a similar style for the aviation companies well into WWI. (1) £600 - £800

Provenance: Formerly from the family of a Ruston’s factory worker living just outside of Lincoln. In 1857 Joseph Ruston became a partner in the small Lincoln millwrights business of Burton & Proctor. The company then became Ruston, Proctor & Co Ltd and quickly expanded. By 1914 the works covered 100 acres and had over 5000 employees. On 15 January 1915, 100 B.E.2c aircraft were ordered and from Rustons expanded to become the largest producer in the country of aircraft engines, and came amongst the leading ﬁve British aircraft constructors of the Great War for aircraft output. Over 2000 aircraft including the Sopwith Camel were built by the company and production of aero engines exceeded 3000 units. By the end of the war about 3000 men and women were employed in aeronautical work at Rustons. Aircraft made in Lincoln by John Wallis & Charles Parker refers, a copy of the book is included with the lot which features a black and white photograph on page 16 showing the propeller workshop in which a chest is seen on the right hand side of the workshop. The Ruston factory was demolished in 2018 making way for housing developments. (1) £2,000 - £3,000

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66* Propeller. A WWI clock made from the hub of a mahogany propeller, the circular dial with black Arabic numerals secured by a large chrome plate with 8 large nuts, 43 cm long, together with a WWI barometer made of the hub of a propeller, the glass cracked, the propeller stamped D 90 P 60, DRG No T 28937/1, 39.5 cm long, a tobacco barrel made from the hub of a propeller, the cover with turned ﬁnial 17 cm high x 17.5 cm diameter, plus a pair of propeller blade photograph frames each inset with a black and white photograph of a bi-plane, 24.5 cm high, a single propeller tip photograph frame painted with a RFC bi-plane and inscribed ‘Italy 1917-18-19’, inset with a black and white portrait photograph of an airman, 27.5 cm high and other items including a Royal Flying Corps cap badge (9)

£200 - £300

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68* Propeller. A modern composite helicopter propeller blade, ﬁnished in green with a red tip, stencilled in white ‘Blade Serial No ACA 0191, Blade Drg. No. WB5-39-061/6, Mods: 2039. Date 11/88’, 121 cm long (1)

£70 - £100

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70* Propeller. A WWI laminated mahogany propeller blade, the tip painted in RFC green with a red painted base, 125 cm long (1)

£150 - £200

71* Propeller. A WWI propeller tip from a Sopwith Camel, laminated mahogany with brass sheathed tip, 51 cm long The Sopwith Camel served over the Western Front from 1917, it was a single seat biplane used extensively by the Royal Flying Corps. (1) £80 - £120

72* Propeller. A WWI laminated mahogany cut propeller blade, with Tibbenham Ltd Ipswich decal, green painted tip, 117 cm (1)

£300 - £400

73* Propeller. A WWII Spitfire Mk 1X propeller, the laminated hardwood propeller blade with brass sheathed edge, 151 cm high, mounted on a modern metal base for presentation The propeller blade was recovered from Spitfire BR 601 / G-CYIF which served with 64 Squadron from 1942. The aircraft subsequently crashed landed in a field in1952 and was taken to RAF Colerne in Wiltshire. The Spitfire was repaired and its career was well documented. The black finish was removed by the current owner and the woodwork polished, the hub still retains some of the serial numbers. (1) £600 - £800

Lot 69 69* Propeller. A WWI FE2b four-blade mahogany propeller with brass sheaths, the boss stamped F.E.2.B., 160 HP. BEARDMORE, D.R.G. No. L.P.982A, D2740. 01260, some damage to the edge of blades, 275 cm across The FE2b was used extensively by the Royal Flying Corps as a day and night bomber during WWI and could carry an external bomb load and was routinely ﬁtted with a standard air-photography camera. (1) £1,500 - £2,000

74* Propeller. An interwar two-blade aircraft propeller, laminated mahogany, once sheathed and evidence rivet marks along the edge, lacking any markings, overall length 194.5 cm (1)

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£400 - £600

75* Propeller. An RFC/RAF two-bladed generator boxwood airscrew propeller as used on airships and heavy bombers, circa 1918, drilled central hub with four-bolt mounting, 61 cm diameter (1)

£150 - £200

76* Propeller. Avro Anson two blade propeller, black painted wood with yellow tips marked ‘DA 902’ beneath yellow circle inscribed ‘R S, D 71286, D 71266’, ‘Set 0º23 Fine’, ‘Prop No 88717’ ‘1’, with substantial metal boss, 253 cm long ,

78* RAF Chronograph. A good eight-day instrument board timepiece by Smiths type 6a/3187, circa 1950s, inset “Time of Trip” dial and sweep-seconds stop facility to 12/24hr white-lettered black face, broad-arrow stamped casing, working

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£300 - £500

£400 - £600

77* R.A.F. First Day Covers. A large collection of approximately 1,200 First Day Covers, mostly signed, c. 1965-2006, organised in modern ring binders, the ﬁrst 14 RAF ﬁrst day covers, 1965-2006, the remaining binders organised as RAF Squadrons, anniversaries, Fleet Air Arm, etc., Mosquito Aircraft Museum, civil aviation, multisigned and USAAF generals, Army (including some unsigned) and Royal Navy, plastic ring binders with manuscript sticky labels, mostly 4to An impressive collection including autographs of Bomber Harris, Tom Sopwith, Barnes Wallis, Neville Duke, Jean Batten, Johnnie Johnson, Leonard Cheshire, Al Deere, Douglas Bader, Hajo Herrmann, Döenitz, Bill Shrubsole, Gareth Clayton, John Haskins, Keith Lawrence, Peter Boston, Alastair Pearson, John Howard, T. Otway, G.R.K. Gadsdon, Admiral Dreyer, etc. (approx. 1200) £500 - £800

79* RAF Crest. An E.II.R. embroidered crest, eagle facing right with the motto Per Ardva Ad Astra, on a blue cloth ground, nicely presented in a gold painted wooden frame, glazed, frame size 51.5 x 49 cm (1)

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£70 - £100

81* RAF Noticeboard. A WWII RAF workshop noticeboard, the large blackboard inscribed with the heading A.O.G. State (Aircraft on Ground) and with information on aircraft and spare parts for Varsity Hastings, Lincoln, Hercules and Merlin engines embossed with an Air Ministry stamp on the right edge, the reverse branded with an Air Ministry stamp and additionally stamped ME 1940, 123 x 61 cm Provenance: Purchased by the current owner from a Victorian residence in Lincoln in 1972 and believed to have been from RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire (although unconﬁrmed). (1) £300 - £500

80* RAF Maps. WWII and later RAF silk “escape” maps comprising, Northern and Southern Europe 1:2,000,000 (double-sided); Hong Kong and Canton 1:1,000,000, restricted edition I-GSGS, printed for D-Survey (WO and AM) by Baldin and Mansell Ltd., 1957 (doublesided); Scandinavia and the Baltic 1:3,000,000 (double-sided); Kenya Colony & Juba River 1:2,000,000, (double-sided) the opposite side Somaliland; Brussels and Frankfurt 1:1,000,000 G.S., G.S. No 2758 published by War Ofﬁce, 1942 4th edition 1953 (doublesided) the opposite side Milan (5)

82* Rolls Royce Coffee Table. A novelty coffee table, created from a highly polished Rolls Royce ‘Avon’ jet engine alloy casting, with shatterproof smoked-glass circular top 109 cm diameter

£100 - £150

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83* Royal Canadian Air Force. A WWII RCAF heavy cast bronze badge, bearing George VI king’s crown surmounting laurel wreath & RCAF cypher motif, pierced format showing signs of previous mounting with old coloured cloth backing remnant of red & blue fabric. approximately 14 cm diameter

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84* Scramble Bell. Air Ministry aerodrome station bell dated 1938, engraved with Air Ministry crown motif dated 1938, the crown painted black, the underside with original steel loop and clapper, 32.5 cm high, presented on a wooden plinth (1)

£1,000 - £1,500

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85* Scramble Bell. WWII Aerodrome Station Bell dated 1940, silvered with large engraved Air Ministry crown motif dated 1940, stamped GB with a broad military arrow and retaining two iron loops used to suspend the bell with original lead clapper, a good example of a Battle of Britain period bell, 28 cm high x 26 cm diameter Provenance: By repute, RAF Lympne, Kent. Believed to have resurfaced during demolition work at the airfield. During the Battle of Britain the Lympne airfield was one of the stations of 11 Group being used as a forward stage for flights over France. On the 15 August 1940 the airfield was bombed by Stuka dive bombers of II Gruppe, StG1. All the hangars were hit and those aircraft that had not been evacuted to Sywell were destroyed. (1) £3,000 - £4,000

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86* Scramble Bell. WWII Aerodrome Station Bell dated 1942, silvered with small Air Ministry crown motif dated 1942, stamped ATW with a broad military arrow with lead clapper and two old bolts, 30 cm high x 27.5 cm diameter Provenance: By repute, RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire. Believed to have been found during renovation work at the airﬁeld. During the German campaign of enemy attacks on this airﬁeld in the spring and summer of 1942, Old Sarum was attacked during the night of 11/12 May 1942, one hangar was burnt out in an air raid and two aircraft were destroyed. (1) £2,000 - £3,000

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87* Sector Clock. A good representation of a WWII RAF sector clock, with replica enamel dial laid on top of an older dial with single winding hole afﬁxed to a good Edwardian fusee movement wall clock, the circular mahogany case with hinged door, key and pendulum, 37 cm diameter (1)

£300 - £500

89* Sopwith (Sir Thomas, 1888-1989). A pair of early 20th century flying boots reputedly belonging to the pioneer aviator Sir Thomas Sopwith, the cherry red leather boots, with sheepskin lining, steel buckles on the straps, the hard leather soles with four rows of steel nails, 37cm high, the soles 31cm long, with a Sotheby’s label attached 88* Smith (Herbert M). Early Aviation Series “Hydro-Aeroplane” 1913, watercolour on paper, signed lower left and inscribed in the margin ‘to start from and alight on water notice Hydroplane floats the wheels can be if required fitted without any difficulty for land work’, 16 x 24 cm card mount aperture, modern frame, glazed, frame size 33 x 41 cm, together with three further watercolours by the same artist, comprising “Aeroplane” 1913, “Banking” 1913, “Vol Plane” 1913, all framed and glazed

Provenance: Sotheby’s 27 January ..., Transport Trust Sale, London. Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith (1888–1989) was an English aviation pioneer. In 1910 he was awarded Royal Aero Club Aviation Certiﬁcate No. 31, and shortly afterwards set up the Sopwith School of Flying at Brooklands. During the First World War his Sopwith Aviation Company, based at Brooklands, produced more than 18,000 aircraft for the allied forces, including nearly 6,000 Sopwith Camel single-seat ﬁghters. Financial troubles after the war resulted in Sopwith closing his company, but then re-forming it under the name of his chief engineer and test pilot Harry Hawker. (1) £700 - £1,000

Herbert Smith (1889-1977) was born in Bradley, North Yorkshire, he was educated at Bradford Technical College before graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1907. In March 1914 he joined the Sopwith Aviation Company as a draughtsman and later that year became Sopwith’s chief engineer. He went on to design the Pup, Triplane, Camel and Snipe. He worked for Sopwith until the ﬁrm dissolved in 1920. (4) £300 - £500

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91* Spade Grip. A WWII aircraft spade grip AH2040, a type used on several aircraft including the Hawker Hurricane, with single brass pneumatic gun button, stamped AH 2040, 19 cm long (1)

£500 - £700

92* Spade Grip. An aluminium aircraft spade grip in unused condition, 18 cm high together with another similar numbered 0152132, 24 cm high plus a box of ﬁttings (2)

£200 - £300

Lot 90 90* Sopwith Camel model. A museum quality scale model of a Sopwith Camel, circa 1917, wooden construction in skeletal form with wood propeller attached to metal Le Rhône rotary engine, two Vickers machine guns set to ﬁre through the propeller, full cockpit ﬁttings including a superb instrument panel, 52.5 cm wingspan x 37 cm long, displayed in a perspex case, case size 22 cm high x 65.5 cm wide x 50.5 cm deep Provenance: Beale Park Model Boat Museum, Pangbourne, Berkshire. (1) £500 - £700

93* Spitfire Relic. A Spitfire relic believed to be from AB130, which crashed 26 August 1942, the magneto casing stamped RXM13411 and A2 2A4 L.33 P865M, 21.5cm long, together with a collection of WWII German relics believed to be recovered from Ju88 7T+JH of 3/KG606 shot down on 29 May 1941, including a piece of aluminium framework numbered R.8-8840-4701A, 3115.4, 38cm long and a steel wheel hub? 16cm diameter, plus WWII American P-39 Airocobra framework relic, traces of green paint, 22cm long, and a collection of items including a WWII Anson relic (recovered on the Isle of Wight), 15cm long, an aircraft training aerial, traces of yellow paint, stamped 10B/13050, OV731, 15cm diameter, Tiger Moth fuel cap plus a WWII RAF Monitor, Crystal Type 2 with stores reference number 10T/11390, serial number 35719, 14.5cm high x 19cm wide x 13cm deep Provenance: Aviation collector and historian, Isle of Wight Spitfire AB130 was a photographic reconnaissance aircraft of 140 Squadron, RAF Benson, it was abandoned after it became unserviceable, the aircraft crashed near Fletchling, Sussex on 26 August 1942. Ju88 7T+JH was part of 3/KG606, the aircraft was shot down by a Beaufighter whilst returning from operations in the North of England on 29 May 1941, the aircraft crashed in Wellow Down on the Isle of Wight, none of the crew survived. (11) £100 - £150

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94* Venezuelan Air Force. A ﬁne ceremonial baton presented to Brigadier General José Eustaquio Oviedo Uzcátegui, Venezuelan Air Force, the baton with a gold condor head inset with ruby eyes and a gold band around the ebony shaft cast with the recipient’s initials and dated 1945-1971, with a gold ferrule, 49 cm long, the overall weight of the baton is 230g, the wood is very light approximately 20g, The gold is un-hallmarked but tested as 18ct. Provenance: By family descent. Brigadier General José Eustaquio Oviedo Uzcátegui, Venezuelan Air Force 1945-1971. (1) £10,000 - £15,000

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Lot 95

95* Vickers Fighter F.B.5. A fine WWI silver presentation model of the Vickers Fighter “Gunbus” by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, London 1916, a beautifully handcrafted piece with precision detail, the cockpit mounted with a Lewis machine, approximately 39 cm long x 30.5 cm wingspan x 12.5 cm high, mounted on an ebonised plinth with a silver plaque engraved ‘Vickers Fighter F.B.5.’, the overall height including plinth 27.5 cm, overall weight 38oz together with two related photographs plus a copied letter of provenance Provenance: Percy Maxwell-Muller, General Manager for Vickers Aircraft during WWI and then by family descent. The Vickers FB5 also referred to as the “Gunbus” was a WWI British two-seat military biplane. It was armed with a single .303 in Lewis gun operated by the observer in the front of the nacelle. The FB5 was the world’s first operational fighter aircraft being the first aircraft purposebuilt for air-to-air combat. The war office ordered the new Gunbus from Vickers in Brooklands for the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. This superb handmade solid silver model is remarkable both in the fact it was made during the First World War with such attention to detail but also that it was specifically commissioned by Vickers from the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company in London as a gift to the Works Manager of Vickers Brooklands at this time Mr Percy Maxwell Muller, no doubt as recognition for the War office order in 1915. Although records from Goldsmiths no longer exist it is highly likely that this was produced as a “one-off” bespoke order. The Biplane is fully hallmarked and separately marked in 9 locations on the plane including the wheels and rotating propeller. During Maxwell Muller’s time as General Manager Vickers also saw their modified Vickers Vimy bomber flown by British Aviators Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop Transatlantic flight in June 1919. It is interesting to note that one of the propellers was given to Maxwell Muller and subsequently was displayed for many years suspended inside the Transatlantic terminal at Heathrow airport. In October 1990 it was donated by the BAA via its former chairman Sir Peter Masefield to Brooklands Museum at Weybridge where it is now motorised and displayed as part of a full-size Vimy wall mural. A letter of authenticity and provenance from the grandson Mr Ian Maxwell Muller is included stating his previous ownership as well as his grandfather’s involvement in 1919 with the first transatlantic flight and his award of an MBE in 1918 for services to the war effort. He retired in 1936. (1) £3,000 - £5,000

96* Vickers Varsity. An impressive desktop model of a Varsity (probably for air recognition), ﬁnished in black, some evidence of red paint to the fuselage, 40 cm wingspan x 29 cm nose to tail, presented on a metal stand (1)

£200 - £300

97* Vickers Varsity. Captain’s seat, aluminium on steel adjustable frame, sandblasted to remove years of grease and dirt, original green paint underside preserved (1)

£300 - £400

98* Vulcan Pilots Flying Apparel, Cold War 1965-1970. A blue lightweight flying suit Mk 7 (size 3) with pilots wings, Flying Officer stripes, 27 Squadron badge, yellow sheath and standard issue survival knife, all the stores ref numbers etc and inscribed in black ink Fg Off New, with tailors label printed with stores ref 22C/2703, additional cloth label for instructions of care, inscribed in black ink to the right 'Fg Off New', long zip to the front and numerous pockets, together with a Mk 1a “bone dome” with sun visor & protection cover, inscribed Fg Off G. New RAF, 27sqn Scampton, inner blue helmet with black pressure breathing mask which attaches to oxygen tube and comms cables and attachment lock for Martin Baker ejection seat, all correctly marked. Black flying boots & white leather chamois flying gloves, inscribed, Fg Off G. New. A pair of Martin Baker ejection seat leg restraint straps, plus a pair of cold weather RAF flying trousers & RAF SD uniform hat, 3 sheets of Vulcan fuel wt & balance log (inscribed) plus standard issue RAF blue flight brief case with grey wood MoD instrument box with some contents and an RAF computer dead reckoning Mk4a & a blue RAF issue sun glasses case. This is a unique complete Cold War pilots flying gear used continually by Flying Officer New during his operational time flying the Vulcan B2 with Blue Steel on 27 Squadron at RAF Scampton 1965-1970. (1) £1,200 - £1,500

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Lot 98

101* WWII RAF. A rare “Lynkx Golphello” sportsman’s roundel umbrella, circa 1940s, hickory-shafted, multi-splined with stitched colour panels of woven cotton gores, opens out to reveal large roundel-pattern on sky-blue ground, good original condition (1)

£200 - £300

99* Vulcan B2 Pilots Control Stick 1960’s. Fire resistant plasticised material covering a precision made alloy grip with Radio PTT, nose wheel steering activation, dual channel trim and other controls, with stores reference plate stamped PTNO AC 12592, ISS 4, No 246, 23.5 cm long (1)

£600 - £800

100* WWI Aviation. A WWI printed cotton handkerchief titled Britain’s Aircraft Duel in the Air, showing a central roundel with a box kite falling to the ground after a duel, with four small roundels titled Aeroplane with Bomb Dropping Case, Airship used for Bomb Dropping, Motor Gun for Destroying Aircraft and Gun adapted for Firing Aeroplanes, 32 x 34 cm, together with another WWI handkerchief titled ‘Till the Boys Come Home’, printed with the words and sheet music for Keep The Home Fires Burning by Lena Guilbert Ford and Ivor Novello, some staining, 46 x 48 cm (2)

£100 - £150

102* WWII RAF. Air-Sea Rescue ensign ﬂag staff pennant, circa 1940, stitched linen panels of RAF roundel on sky-blue ground, mounted to mahogany jackstaff, 91 x 61cm and scarce (1)

£200 - £300

AVIATION ART

105* Bradbury (Charles). Gloster IV [Schneider Trophy] 1927, oil on artists board, signed lower right, scratches to the lower centre, The Guild of Aviation Artists label to verso, 45.5 x 61 cm Gloster IV was ﬂown by Flight Lieutenant M. Kinkead, DSO, DSC, DFC in the 1927 Schneider Trophy at Venice. On his sixth lap, Kinkead had to retire with a cracked airscrew boss. His average speed was 272.53 mph. The contest was won for Britain by Flight Lieutenant S.N. Webster ﬂying a Supermarine S5. (1) £200 - £300

103* Barnes (Barry). Bristol Fighter, watercolour on paper, signed lower left, 18 x 26 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 30 x 37.5 cm, together with another by the same artist of an RE.8, framed and glazed plus 3 watercolours by C.J.Ashord circa 1930s comprising Handley Page Heyford, Avro Tutor and Gloster Gauntlet, framed and glazed (5)

£150 - £200

106* Bradshaw (Stanley Orton, 1903-1950). WWII British bomber 1946, watercolour on card (Windsor & Newton Ltd), signed and dated lower right, 35.5 x 50.5cm, unframed, presented with card mount

104* Berryman (Ivan). Freelance 180 NAC-1 in flight 1988, oil on board, signed and dated lower left, 51 x 76 cm, framed GNAC-1 was designed by Desmond Norman whilst with Britten-Norman. The BN-3 Nymph was designed to allow it to be assembled in underdeveloped countries that would build the aircraft under a technical transfer scheme. With the demise of the original Britten-Norman company, Norman took the design with him to his new company NDN Aircraft. The company planned to build and sell the Nymph with a lengthened cabin as the NAC-1 Freelance. The Nymph was reworked as the prototype Freelance and first flew in that configuration in 1984. (1) £150 - £200

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£200 - £300

110* Goulding (James, 1923-2010). SE5a, gouache on board, signed lower right, 23.5 x 36.5 cm, framed and glazed 29 x 39.5 cm, together three further works by the same artist comprising Hawker Fury, gouache on card, signed twice lower left, 40 x 27.5 cm, unframed, English Electric Lightning F3 XS 903 with 11 Squadron decals, unsigned, 27.5 x 39.5 cm, framed, F105 Thunderchief Wild Weasel, unsigned, 25 x 42 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed (original artwork from Airﬁx 1:72 model kit box lid No 05024) plus a framed print Hurricanes on Patrol, limited edition number 200/200 with Aircraft Illustrated magazine featuring this print

107* Cross (Roy). Comet 4, watercolour and gouache, showing a Canadian Paciﬁc ﬂying over snowy mountains, signed lower right, 26 x 33 cm, mount aperture, printed title to mount, framed and glazed, frame size, 47.5 x 52 cm The original painting from Know Your Airliners published for Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. (1) £200 - £300

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108* Day (Eric H, 1900-95). Boeing 747 G-AWMN ﬂying over the middle-east 1981, watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right, 37.5 x 53.5 cm mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 49.5 x 65 cm (1)

£100 - £150

111* Goulding (James, 1923-2010). Supermarine Scimitars, Royal Navy, gouache on card, side profile, card size 50.5 x 38 cm, unframed with Profile Publications booklet featuring this work, together 8 further works by the same artist including Lockheed Hercules C130 refuelling a Tornado of 617 Squadron, gouache on card, side profile, titled upper left and signed lower left, 44.5 x 101 cm, corners damaged, unframed, including Lockheed Hercules AC130 Gunship, signed lower right, 38 x 101 cm, corners damaged, unframed, WWII Luftwaffe Arado Ar 234B-2 ‘Blitz’ reconnaissance bomber, card size 54.5 x 39.5 cm, Luftwaffe Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, 15 x 45 cm, Mig 25 Foxbat, 40.5 x 44 cm, Mig 21 PF, 27.5 x 60 cm, Blackburn Buccaneer, 14.5 x 54.5 cm and others, various sizes

109* Goulding (James, 1923-2010). Harrier GR1, gouache on card, side proﬁle, signed lower right, 32 x 95 cm, framed and glazed, together with another by the same artist, F4 Phantom RF4E (the original artwork from Janes Aircraft Spectacular 1984), signed lower right, 28.5 x 87 cm, framed and glazed Harrier GR1 was originally ﬂown by Flight Lieutenant I.D. Iveson who was shot down during the Falklands War. He was rescued after having spent several days hiding from the Argentinians. (2) £100 - £150

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£200 - £300

112* Munger (Frank, 1920-2010). Air Sea Rescue - Down in the Drink, watercolour on paper, 29 x 42 cm, mount aperture, signed lower right, framed and glazed, frame size 49.5 x 62 cm (1)

£100 - £150

115* Sturgess (Arthur, 1930-1992). Vickers VC10 in ﬂight, circa 1980, watercolour and gouache on artist board, signed lower left, 50 x 40 cm, framed and glazed, frame size 56.5 x 46.5 cm (2)

£150 - £200

113* Nougerede (Cedric, dela). Hawker Hunter Prototype WB 188, oil on artist board, titled in pencil lower left and inscribed ‘painted for the Cranleigh March exhibition 1999’, board size 45.5 x 61 cm, unframed, together with Waller (Claude), oil on canvas. showing Hawker Hart K1955 over Brooklands race track, signed lower left, 63 x 76 cm, framed plus Wright (Gordon F), Supermarine Spitﬁre K5054, watercolour, 19 x 26 cm, framed and glazed (3)

£150 - £200

114* Rondot (Michael). Lightning Legend, colour print numbered 149/650, signed by the artist and Roland Beamont, Jimmy Dell and Johny Squier, with blind stamp lower left, sheet size 42 x 59 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 54 x 70.5 cm, together with a mixed collection of aviation prints including 8 signed Les Vowles (11)

116* Trevithick (Richard J.). Fairey Barracuda nosediving 1943, watercolour and gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right, 54 x 37cm, framed and glazed, together with two others by the same artist comprising Fairey Barracuda attacking an enemy ship 1943, black and white watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right, sheet size 54 x 36.5cm, framed and glazed and Fairey Fulmer ﬂying over HMS Ark Royal 1941, signed and dated lower left, numbered '1' lower right, closed tears and damage to the righthand side, sheet size 36 x 26cm, framed and glazed

£70 - £100

Richard J Trevithick was the son of William Trevithick (1899-1956), both father and son were illustrators for The Aeroplane magazine and this is a preliminary and unﬁnished sketch for the periodical. (3) £200 - £300

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Lot 117

117* Williams (Lynn). Above the Akagi Fleet, oil on canvas laid on board, showing Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordﬁsh 5B in combat with a Japanese Akagi A1-152, unsigned, 46 x 61cm, unframed The original illustration for the front cover of Carrier Observer by Gordon Wallace. A copy of the book accompanies the lot. Akagi (Red Castle) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), named after Mount Akagi in the present-day Gunma Prefecture. (1) £300 - £500

118* Williams (Lynn). Dogﬁght, oil on board, showing RAF and Luftwaffe aircraft engaged in a dramatic dogﬁght, signed lower right, 46 x 62cm, unframed (1)

119* Williams (Lynn). Typhoons, oil on card, showing Typhoons ﬂying over a locomotive, signed lower right, 61 x 45.5 cm, unframed The original illustration for the front cover of Firebirds! Flying the Typhoon in Action by Charles Demoulin. A copy of the book is included in the lot. (1) £300 - £500

£300 - £500

PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MODEL AIRCRAFT

120* Cooke (Peter). De Havilland Mosquito. A fine composite scale model by Peter Cooke, finely crafted and detailed depicting aircraft A-GB No. DZ360, of moulded resin painted in authentic camouflage livery supremely crafted with internal cockpit detailing etc., the definitive representation of the aircraft type, mounted in Perspex display-case, wingspan 67 cm This model has accompanying correspondence from the Model maker Peter Cooke. (1) £500 - £700

121* Cooke (Peter). Spitfire LFIXe, a fine composite model of this historic aircraft made by Peter Cooke, with Aircraft No. DU-A TE566, beautifully modelled to a high standard on a felt base with modeller’s details and perspex case, 40 cm nose to tail, 41 cm wingspan, minor repair to tail wheel Peter Cooke built his first scratch-built model, a Hawker Tempest Mk.V, in 1977 having been inspired by the renowned modeller Tony Woollett whose models he admired at the Model Engineers Exhibition. The Hawker won “Best of Show” at the IPMS nationals that year and then Peter went on to build a limited number of fine scratch-built models with some being retailed. Sadly Peter has retired from model making due to a hand injury so his models are in short supply (1) £700 - £1,000

122* Cooke (Peter). Supermarine Spitfire LF IXe. A fine composite scale model by Peter Cooke, finely crafted and detailed down to the last rivet, depicting aircraft JE-J No. MK 392 as flown by leading British Ace Johnnie Johnson during 1944 & 1945, of moulded resin painted in authentic camouflage colour scheme with comprehensive surface detailing, the definitive representation of the type, contained in a perspex diorama display case with grasseffect base having applied makers label, wingspan 40 cm Provenance: Dominic Winter Auctioneers, South Cerney, May 2014, lot 123 (sold for premium inclusive £2356). This model is accompanied by a copy of a typescript signed letter from Air Vice-Marshall J. E. Johnson (his initials on his aircraft) referring to combat operations in which his “aircraft MK 392 took part in 123 offensive patrols, including the Normandy invasion, and shot down many aeroplanes and was hit only twice, once by cannon-shell from an FW-190 and once by flak on the same day 23rd August 1944”; the letter to the maker of this model Peter Cooke dated 18th May 1982. (1) £700 - £1,000

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123* De Havilland DH.88 Comet. A fine wood aircraft model of DH.88 G-ACSS built by Woodason Aircraft Models, Heston Airport, finished in red and white, with number 34 to the tail fin, transfer trade labels to the base, approximately 36 cm nose to tail x 55 cm wingspan, housed in a glass display case, 23 cm high x 47 cm wide x 46.5 cm deep

125* Imperial Airways. Armstrong Whitworth Argosy MkII "City of Coventry" G-AAEJ, 1:48 hand built model aircraft, 35 cm long x 47 cm wingspan, presented on a stand, together with Imperial Airways De Havilland Albatross "Frobesher" G-AFDI, 29.5 cm long x 43 cm wingspan, presented on a stand

The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was speciﬁcally developed to participate in the 1934 England to Australia MacRobertson Air Race. Flown by C W A Scott and Tom Campbell-Black taking off from RAF Mildenhall 20 October 1934 arriving in Melbourne after an elapsed time of 70 hrs 54 mins and 18 secs. (1) £300 - £500

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126* Imperial Airways. Short Mayo Composite, comprising Short 2.21. Maia and Short S.20. Mercury, a ﬁne hand built aircraft model, approximately 36 cm long x 51 cm wingspan, presented on a stand The Sort Mayo Composite was a piggy-back long-rage seaplane/ﬂying boat by Short Brothers, introduced in 1938 and used extensively by Imperial Airways to provide long-range air transport to North America and to places in the British Empire and the Commonwealth. (1) £300 - £500

124* Imperial Airways. A fine scale model of Handley Page H.P.42 Horatius G-AAXD, hand built model aircraft, finished in silver with decals, 34 cm long x 48.5 cm wingspan, presented on a stand, together with another Imperial Airways model of flying boat Canopus G-ADHL, 34 cm long x 47.5 cm wingspan (crack along the join of the wing and fuselage), presented on a wooden stand (2)

£200 - £300

130* Luftwaffe. Heinkel He162 Volksjäger, hand built model jet aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 49.5 cm long (including pitot tube) x 36 cm wingspan

127* Luftwaffe. Arado AR 234 twin jet bomber, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals T9 KHJ and 140 151, 41.5 cm long x 48.5 cm wingspan

The Heinkel He162 Volksjäger (People’s Fighter) was a German single-engine, jet-powered ﬁghter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during WWII. (1) £150 - £200

The Arado Ar 234 Blitz was the world’s ﬁrst operational jet-powered bomber, built by the German Arado company during WWII. They were produced in limited numbers for aerial reconnaissance. The Arado was the last Luftwaffe aircraft to ﬂy over the UK during the war, in April 1945. (1) £150 - £200

131* Luftwaffe. Messerschmitt Me109 G "Red 7", hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 40.5 cm long x 43.5 cm wingspan (1)

£150 - £200

128* Luftwaffe. Dornier Do17 5K AR "The Flying Pencil" Lightweight Bomber, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 52 cm long x 60 cm wingspan, presented on a stand (1)

£200 - £300

129* Luftwaffe. Focke-Wulf Fw 190, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals black 4 with red band, 37 cm long x 44 cm wingspan (1)

£150 - £200

Lot 132

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132* Royal Air Force. Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 37 cm long x 54 cm wingspan, together with Westland Whirlwind Fighter, hand built model, 37 cm long x 54.5 cm wingspan

134* Royal Air Force. Airspeed Oxford AS.10 NJ382, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 28.5 cm long x 44 cm wingspan, together with De Havilland Dragon K5070, hand built model aircraft, approximately 35 cm long x 49 cm wingspan

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£100 - £150

133* Royal Air Force. Airspeed Glider LH319 model aircraft, ﬁnely ﬁnished with decals, 33.5 cm long x 43 cm wingspan, together an Avro Anson model aircraft, 53 cm wingspan x 40 cm long, on a Gunn Miniatures stand (2)

£100 - £150

135* Royal Air Force. Avro 621 Tutor K3215, hand built model aircraft by Peter Halliday, Buckinghamshire, finished in yellow with RAF roundels, 23 cm long x 29 cm wingspan, together with two model light aircraft comprising Beagle Pup Prototype G-AVDF, finished in red and white, 29 cm long x 40 cm wingspan, presented on a stand plus G-AKRJ by Collectors Aircraft Models, finished in yellow, 21 cm nose to tail x 29 cm wingspan, presented on a stand

£200 - £300

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£100 - £150

136* Royal Air Force. Avro Lancaster W4118, 1:48 model aircraft, finely detailed with decals and Admiral Prune I nose art, 67 cm long x 98.5 cm wingspan During the summer of 1942, Wing Commander Guy Gibson was the commanding officer of No. 106 Squadron RAF. His Lancaster W-4118 (ZN-L) featured nose art of Mickey Mouse and was named “Admiral Prune”. On 5 February 1943 with another crew on board, W-4118 went missing after an engine fire near Dijon. (1) £200 - £300

Lot 134

139* Royal Air Force. Handley Page Halifax HX318 "Oscar", 1:48 model aircraft, ﬁnely ﬁnished with nose art and decals, 67 cm long x 95.5 cm wingspan, presented on a stand (1)

140* Royal Air Force. Hawker Hart K2978, 1:24 hand built model aircraft by Peter Long, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 35 cm long x 47 cm wingspan, with a certiﬁcate of authenticity

137* Royal Air Force. Bristol 188 XF926, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 45 cm long (including pitot tube) x 21.5 cm wingspan, together with Miles M.52 supersonic research aircraft RT133, 38cm long x 28.5 cm wingspan, each presented on a stand (2)

£200 - £300

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£100 - £150

138* Royal Air Force. De Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito B Mk IV TA694, 1:48 hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 44 cm wingspan x 37 cm, long together with a Handley Page Hampden model aircraft, 59 cm wingspan x 45 cm long

141* Royal Air Force. Hawker Hunter WB188, 1:48 hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 40.5 cm long x 32 cm wingspan, presented on a stand

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£300 - £500

£100 - £150

Lot 144

143* Royal Air Force. Hawker Tempest Mk V JN751 flown by Wing Commander Roland Beaumont, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, model aircraft, finely detailed with decals, 35 cm long x 42 cm wingspan, presented on a Gunn Miniatures stand Hawker Tempest Mk V JN751 was adopted by Roland Beamont as his personal aircraft in March 1944. The aircraft carried his initials (R-B), rank pennant, a yellow spinner, and ID stripes. Before D-Day, it was marked with field-applied invasion stripes which later were replaced with factoryapplied stripes. (1) £150 - £200

144* Royal Air Force. Prototype English Electric Lightning WG760, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 36 cm long x 26 cm wingspan, presented on a stand, together with Fairy Delta 2 WG774, model aircraft, 45 cm long (including pitot tube) x 25 cm wingspan, presented on a stand plus Supermarine VV119, 38 cm long x 31.5 cm wingspan (lacking stand) (3)

£150 - £200

142* Royal Air Force. Hawker Nimrod, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 35 cm long x 43 cm wingspan (1)

£100 - £150

145* Royal Air Force. Prototype Gloster Gladiator G.37 K 5200, 1:24 hand built model aircraft by Peter Long, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 32.5 cm long x 40.5 cm wingspan, with a certiﬁcate of authenticity (1)

Lot 143

£200 - £300

146* Royal Air Force. Prototype Spitﬁre K5054, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnished in sky blue with decals, 39 cm long x 46.5 cm (1)

£150 - £200

149* Royal Navy. De Havilland Sea Hornet TT186, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 45 cm long x 58.5 cm wingspan (1)

150* Royal Navy. Hawker Sea Fury WJ 288, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 43.5 cm long x 48 cm wingspan, together with Royal Navy Supermarine Seaﬁre Mk XV SX336, hand built model aircraft, 42 cm long x 46.5 cm wingspan, cracking to a wing on each model

147* Royal Air Force. Saunders-Roe S.R.53 XD145 model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 40.5 cm long x 25.5 cm wingspan, together with Fairy Delta 1 (FD1) VT935 model aircraft, ﬁnished in yellow with decals, 25 cm long x 26 cm wingspan, each presented on a stand (2)

£150 - £200

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148* Royal Air Force. WWI Airco DH.2. 7907, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with RFC / RAF roundels, approximately 26 cm long x 31 cm (1)

£200 - £300

151* Schneider Trophy. Supermarine S6, hand built model aircraft, ﬁnely detailed with decals, 33.5 cm long x 41 cm wingspan, presented on a stand The Supermarine S6 was built in the 1920s and was a single-engined singleseat racing seaplane built to race in Schneider Trophy contests of the late 1920s and 1930s. (1) £200 - £300

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PRIVATE COLLECTION OF RAF MEMORABILIA (PART II) 152* Flying Jacket. A WWII RAF Irvin brown leather ﬂying jacket, sheepskin lined, two-panel back, Air Ministry dot zippers, waistbelt, zippers all working, worn, repair to one arm and other areas of wear, approximately 79cm from top of collar to the lower waist, 53cm chest, inner arm length 50cm (1)

£300 - £500

154* Air Marshal Sir Harold Brownlow Morgan “Mickey” Martin. An E.II.R. RAF uniform attributed to Mickey Martin, 617 (Dambusters) Squadron, the blue cloth tunic with RAF cloth brevet and medal ribbon bars representing a long and distinguished career, silvered staybrite buttons, rank stripes to cuffs, 80cm long, chest 49cm, inner arm 45cm, with trousers Although this uniform does not have a named tailors label (as many of the uniforms in this collection do) the medal ribbon bar shows a unique combination that was only awarded to Mickey Martin. In the context of this collection, it seems likely (although unconfirmed) that this is the uniform worn by Mickey Martin of the famous Dambusters Raid. Air Marshal Sir Harold Brownlow Morgan “Mickey” Martin, KCB, DSO & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (1918-1988) was an Australian bomber pilot and took part in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on the night of 16/17 May 1943. He was described by journalist Sir Max Hastings as “one of the three great bomber pilots of the war”. Martin had a liking for low-level flying which contributed to his selection for the operation in March 1943. On the night of 16/17 May 1943, he piloted the Lancaster bomber AJ-P “Popsie” in the first formation, which was to attack the Möhne Dam in Western Germany. Martin’s Lancaster was hit during the attack but he successfully accomplished the bombing run and returned safely. He was awarded the DSO for his actions. (1) £300 - £500

155* Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Lumsden Saunders. An RAF uniform worn by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh William Lumsden Saunders, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC & Bar, MM (1894-1987), comprising blue cloth jacket with TW Castle (1936) Ltd inscribed ‘Sir Hugh Saunders 6.1.53’, with RAF cloth brevet, medal ribbon bars representing a long and distinguished career, king’s crown silvered buttons, Air Chief Marshal stripes to cuffs, E.II.R. gilt metal aiguillettes, 86 cm long, together with officers air rank cap and another Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh William Lumsden Saunders, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC & Bar, MM (1894-1987) was born in Germiston, South Africa, he enlisted with the Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment in 1914 before transferring to No 84 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps to serve as a pilot. He became a triple ace credited with 15 victories. Saunders was promoted to Squadron Leader in 1929 and Officer Commanding No 45 Squadron in 1932. He served throughout WWII, initially as Chief of Staff for the Royal New Zealand Air Force and then held various posts including Director General of Personnel at the Air Ministry in 1944. At the end of the war he was made Air Officer Commanding RAF Burma and then several senior posts before retiring from service in 1953. (3) £300 - £500

153* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RCAF aircrew blouse dated 1941, tailors label stamped in purple in ‘Cardington’ 1941, Size No 16, blue cloth, RCAF Bomb Aimer cloth brevet, Flying Ofﬁcer stripes to shoulder straps and stamped in black ink P W D 280 with broad arrow (1)

£200 - £300

156* RAF Cap. A WWI RAF 1st Pattern 1918 ofﬁcers cap, green cloth with gilt metal king’s crown and eagle insignia, black composite peak, green quilted lining and bown sweatband, general wear commensurate with age and scarce (1)

£500 - £700

157* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RAF aircrew blouse dated 1944, tailors label for James Smith & Co (Derby) Ltd 1944, Size No 15, blue cloth, together with another dated 1945, tailors label Arthur Miller 1945, each with cloth eagle shoulder badge (2)

£150 - £200

159* Air Vice Marshal Robert Linton Ragg. A WWII period RAF tunic belonging to Air Vice Marshal Robert Linton Ragg, CB, CBE, AFC, MID (1901-1973), blue cloth with Flights Ltd tailors label stamped AVM. R.L. Ragg and dated 20/2/53, RAF cloth brevet and medal ribbons representing a long and distinguished career, G.VI.R. silver staybrite buttons, rank stripes to cuffs, 78 cm long with trousers and RAF Museum card labels inscribed (Ragg) with collection number 78/U/94, the same label stitched to the lining, together with ofﬁcers cap pre 1953 by Flights Ltd, a mess dress jacket, waistcoat and trousers worn by Ragg all with RAF museum collection labels Air Vice Marshal Robert Linton Ragg, CB, CBE, AFC, MID (1901-1973) was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford and Dulwich College, he joined the RAF in 1921 (Pilot Ofﬁcer) and saw active service with No 45 Squadron in Kurdistan. He returned to England in 1925 and served as an experimental pilot in Farnborough, being awarded the AFC and Royal Aeronautical Society’s Pilcher Memorial Prize in 1926. He joined No 203 Squadron in 1931 and was stationed at Basra, Iraq. The unit were equipped with Short Rangoons and undertook anti-piracy and policing duties in the Persian Gulf. Ragg held a number of senior posts during WWII and retired from service in 1955. His medal group was sold at Spink London. (1) £200 - £300

158* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF uniform worn by Thomas Wingﬁeld Broomhead, the blue cloth tunic with Corporal stripes, Radio Operator / Mechanics cloth badge, Volunteer Reserve, and eagle shoulder badge, lining inscribed Broomhead 114627, 80 cm, together with a pair of RAF trousers, inscribed ‘Broomhead 114627’ plus another RAF tunic, tailors label for E. Emmett & Son “The Ladies Shop” Douglas, blue cloth, RAF cloth brevet, Volunteer Reserve, and eagle shoulder badge, lining inscribed Broomhead 114627, 80 cm (3)

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£200 - £300

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160* Mae West. A WWII RAF 1941 pattern life-saving waistcoat, ﬁtted with grab handles, leg ties, battery and light pouches, whistle pocket, Tefas zip, tailors label stamped ‘ AM Contract No. Stores 6042/C34, Type Flap, Size Medium’ (1)

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163* RAF Gloves. A WWII Battle of Britain period pair of 1933 pattern gloves, brown leather with Lightning zip and Air Ministry stamps dated 1939, together with a matched pair of 1933 pattern gloves, both inscribed with the name Dean, and one with Air Ministry label dated 1940, each with Lightning zip plus other gloves

£200 - £300

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161* Air Chief Marshal Sir William Lawrence Mary MacDonald. An RAF tunic belonging to Air Chief Marshal Sir William Lawrence Mary MacDonald, GCB, CBE, DFC, ADC (1908-1984), blue cloth with J.C. Wells Ltd tailors label inscribed Air Vice Marshal Macdonald and dated 1/56, RAF cloth brevet, medal ribbons representing a long and distinguished career, E.II.R. brass buttons and rank stripes to the cuffs, 78 cm long with an RAF Museum card label inscribed ‘Jacket No 1 Dress B/G Ofﬁcers (MacDonald) with collection number 81/U/136, the same number stitched to the lining

164* RAF Trousers. A collection of twelve WWII and later RAF trousers, blue cloth, various types, some with tailor’s labels, together with two pairs of RAF pantaloons, one pair with a paper label for H. Lottery & Co Ltd 1929, size 4 (14)

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Lawrence Mary MacDonald, GCB, CBE, DFC, ADC (1908-1984) was born in County Cork and educated at Castleknock College, he joined the RAF in 1929 and appointed Officer Commanding No 150 Squadron in 1938, he served during WWII and participated in the Battle of France where on 30 September 1940 his Fairey Battle bomber was chased to treetop height by three German fighters and he cartwheeled into a French field. He continued his service holding many senior posts including Air Officer for Administration at Headquarters No 84 Group in 1944. Post-war service saw MacDonald become Commandant of the Central Flying School, he served in Singapore in 1958 and was promoted to Air Marshal in 1960, his final appointment was Air Secretary in 1962 and he was made Air Aide-de-Camp to the Queen in 1965, retiring from service the following year. (1) £200 - £300

£200 - £300

165* Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs. A WWII RAF tunic belonging to Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs, KBE, CIE, MC & Two Bars (1896-1992), blue cloth with RAF cloth brevet, medal ribbons representing a long and distinguished career, brass king’s crown buttons and Air Marshal stripes to the cuffs, 89 cm long, with RAF Museum collection label inscribed ‘Jacket, No 1 Dress B/G Ofﬁcers 1943 (Gibbs) collection number 78/U/81, the same number stitched in the lining

162* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic dated 1943, heavy blue cloth with tailor’s label stamped 6/CLO/14153/KC/CB46B, 1943, size 13, stamped in black ink 2775111, Flight Sergeant’s stripes and brass crown badge, Navigators cloth brevet, eagle cloth shoulder badge (1)

£200 - £300

Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs KBE, CIE, MC & Two Bars (1896-1992) was educated at Kingston Grammar School, Surrey, he became a double ace during WWI having shot down 10 enemy aircraft in the SE 5 biplane. He was a senior commander during WWII and commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force, he retired from service and resided in Hararem Zimbabwe in 1984. (1) £300 - £500

£100 - £150

166* Aviation Ephemera. A mixed collection, including Oxygen Sense, A.M. Pamphlet 165, 1st Edition January 1941, 20 pages, slim 4to, Avro The ‘Lancaster’ Avro Type ‘683’ Mk I & II instructional course handbook November 1941, a propaganda leaﬂet found in a Lancaster pilots seat, Supplementary Diagrams for Lancaster Mark II May 1943, Operators’ Handbook for Avro ‘Lancastrian’ Aircraft November 1945, Pilots Notes Merlin Engines August 1941, set of Gallaher Ltd cigarette cards ‘Victoria Cross Heroes’ number 1-200 and other items (a carton)

£100 - £150

167* Parachute. A WWII RAF period parachute back pad, brown cloth and webbing, stamped H.F.L.L 10, 60.5 cm long, together with a parachute seat pack, stamped Type AM KII Ref. No 27C/1899, the opposite side with bi-lingual instructions for use, plus two others including one with label stamped Pilot Parachute, Stores Ref. No 15A/96 (4)

£200 - £300

168* Air Vice Marshal Harold Jace Roach. An RAF uniform belonging to Air Vice Marshal Harold Jace Roach CB, CBE, OBE, AFC (1896-1977), comprising jacket with RAF full dress cloth brevet, medal ribbon bars representing a long and distinguished service, brass king’s crown buttons, tailors label for Johns & Pegg, inscribed ‘air vice marshal H Roach, Oct 49’, with service trousers and mess jacket, waistcoat and trousers (pre 1940 pattern), officers greatcoat (1936 pattern), officers no 1 dress (dated 1944) and trousers, all with corresponding RAF Museum Collection labels Air Vice Marshal Harold Jace Roach CB, CBE, OBE, AFC (1896-1977), served with the Royal Naval Reserve / Royal Naval Air Service from 16 December 1915, he transferred to the RAF on 1 April 1918 and advanced to Wing Commander by 1936. He served throughout WWII and his final rank was Air Vice Marshal on 1 January 1949, Roach retired from service in 1951. (4) £300 - £500

170* Battle of Britain. A WWII RAF No1A dress tunic belonging to Air Marshal Sir Hector Douglas McGregor (1910-1973), blue cloth with cloth RAF brevet, ribbon bars representing a long and distinguished service, brass buttons, rank cuffs, 80 cm long, with an RAF Museum collectors label card inscribed ‘Jacket, No 1A Dress B/G ofﬁcers. pre-1953 (MacGregor) 78/U/93, the same collection number stitched to the lining Air Marshal Sir Hector Douglas McGregor (1910-1973) was born in Wairoa, New Zealand and educated at Napier Boys High School, he joined the RAF in 1928 and was posted to 3 FTS in 1929, later joining 111 Squadron at Hornchurch later that year. He went to 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flight in HMS Courageous in 1931. He held a series of senior posts throughout the 1930s and in 1938 joined 33 Squadron being posted to Lydda in 1939 undertaking policing duties. He was awarded the DSO for assisting ground forces to round up tribesmen who were terrorising certain areas. He returned to England in 1940 and converted to Hurricanes with 213 Squadron at Biggin Hill. On 31 May 1940 he went on patrol over Dunkirk and was shot down, he baled out but came down in a mineﬁeld. He found his way out unscathed and was returned by ship to Dover. McGregor claimed a Ju88 destroyed and another damaged on 11 August 1940, a Me110 destroyed the following day and a Ju88 damaged on the 20th. In 1941 he commanded RAF Ballyhalbert and received a mention in despatches. From 1942 to 1943 he commanded RAF Tangmere and later that year appointed Group Captain Ops at Mediterranean Air Command. In April 1944 he became Allied Deputy Director of Operations, Intelligence Plans, North Africa and Italy. He took part in the negotiations at the time of the Italian Armistice, focusing on the handing over of the Italian Air Force. He was awarded the US Legion of Merit in April 1944 and CBE in June 1945. McGregor retired from service in 1964. (1) £200 - £300

169* Flying Helmet. An Australian B Type ﬂying helmet circa 193840, brown leather with zip-up ear cups, chamois lining with Stagg’s Australia tailor’s label (1)

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£200 - £300

175* Oxygen Masks. A WWII E Type oxygen mask, black rubber numbered R.M.4084/1 A.M. Ref No 6D/473, with microphone assembly numbered 10A/12570, together with another E Type but condition very poor as rubber hardened and cracked plus 7 later rubber oxygen masks (9)

£200 - £300

176* Flying Boots. A pair of RAF 1943 pattern ‘Escape’ boots, black leather with black suede upper section with off-cut centre zip (introduced so it would not tangle with shoelaces), sheepskin lining, brown leather soles, 28.5cm long, together with a prototype pair of escape boots, with Philips Durata rubber heels, 30 cm long (2)

£200 - £300

171* Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Graham Smallwood. An RAF uniform belonging to Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Graham Smallwood, GBE, KCB, DSO (1918-1997), blue cloth with Moss Bross Ltd tailors label faintly inscribed with A/Cpt A D.G. Smallwood, RAF cloth brevet, ribbon bars representing a long and distinguished career, E.II.R. silver staybrite buttons, rank stripes to the cuffs, 78 cm long, with trousers and RAF Museum collection cards each inscribed ‘Smallwood’ and with collection number 78/U/84 , the same number stitched to the lining Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Graham Smallwood, GBE, KCB, DSO (1918-1997) was educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham, he joined the RAF in 1938 and served throughout WWII, in 1941 he was appointed Ofﬁcer Commanding No 87 Squadron ﬂying Hurricanes. Post-war service saw him with 33 Squadron from 1948 onwards and in 1953 he was appointed Station Commander at RAF Biggin Hill. Smallwood retired from service in 1976. (1) £200 - £300

172* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic, RAF cloth brevet, medal ribbon bars with MID, brass king’s crown buttons, Wing Commander stripes to cuffs, 83 cm long, together with another WWII period RAF tunic with medal ribbon bars and brass king’s crown buttons (2)

177* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C type ﬂying helmet worn by Newington, brown leather with chamois lining inscribed with F/Cdt Newington, rubber earpieces with Air Ministry markings, the serial number worn, internal wiring for the microphone and wired loom with brown bakelite bell shape plug marked numbered in red ink 7110984 (bakelite chipped)

£70 - £100

173* Aircraft Instruments. A collection of WWII period RAF aircraft instruments, including an Astro Compass MkII in original wooden transport case, Directional Indicator Mk 1A, Lancaster Fuel Gauge, Morse Code Box Mk III and other items (a carton)

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178* Ivelaw-Chapman (Ronald, 1899-1978). A pair of RAF trousers, blue cloth with Gieves tailors label stamped ‘Sir R IvelawChapman Fr, L/9/53.72539’, moth damage, together with another pair with Gieves tailors label stamped ‘J.R.S. Gordon’

£200 - £300

174* RAF Side Caps. A WWII RAF side cap, with brass badge and RAF Museum label inscribed ‘Lowe’, together ﬁve further side caps, one probably 1930s period with tailors label for J Collacott & Son Cairop plus a WWII period RAF belt with gilt metal buckle (7)

£100 - £150

Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman GCB, KBE, DFC, AFC (18991978), was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force and RAE and, commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force. (1) £150 - £200

£100 - £150

184* Flying Goggles. Two pairs of RAF Mk VIII ﬂying goggles, each in original card box stamped ‘Goggles Mk.VIII, Stores Ref. 22c/930’ and in ﬁne unworn condition (2)

185* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RAF aircrew blouse dated 1943, tailors label for M & N Horne Ltd 1943, Size No 16, blue cloth, Signaller cloth brevet, additionally stamped N WD 573 with broad arrow

179* Flying Helmet. A WWII Battle of Britain period B Type ﬂying helmet, brown leather with zip-up ear cups enclosing radio receivers stamped AM 10A/12443, chamois lining (1)

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£200 - £300

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181* RAF Accessories. A WWII oxygen mask microphones (6), some retaining original packaging labelled 10/A 14381 Microphone Assy Type 48 Qty 1, together with an oxygen mask clip, a Mk IIIB bayonet oxygen tube plug with cord pipe plus 3 extra wiring lumes with receivers and bakelite bell plugs (1)

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£100 - £150

188* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RAF aircrew blouse, tailors label for Corby, Palmer, Stewart (date illegable), Size No 18, blue cloth, RAF cloth brevet, medal ribbon bars with a MID oakleaf, Flight Lieutenant stripes to shoulder straps, with trousers with tailors label for Albion Ltd 1943

£200 - £300

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£100 - £150

189* Flying Apparel. A pair of RAF Mark II flying goggles, soft brown leather stamped in gold ‘Goggle Mask Flying Mark II, The Triplex Goggle Mask & Lens Co Ltd, yellow tinted split lenses hinged in the centre, brown fur face pads and elasticated head strap, together with a Battle of Britain period brown leather flying helmet, the chamois lining with Air Ministry tailor’s label for Frank Bryan dated 1940, 22C-65 (size 1), plus a pair of fur flying gloves the leather lining inscribed ‘E.C. Taylor, Tanyard Farm, Hollingbourne, Kent

183* Gibson (Guy, 1918-1944). The Flying Log Book No 2 of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC, DSO, DFC (facsimile), a good hardback bound facsimile of Gibson’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book, published by After the Battle magazine, London, 1976. The facsimile of Gibson’s second log book covers the period 194044 and therefore includes his entry for Operation Chastise. Bound in blue boards with a facsimile of the original cover (1)

£200 - £300

187* Luftwaffe. A WWII German airman’s jacket, blue cloth with Unterofﬁzier collar badges and Gefreiter badge to the arm, the Luftwaffe cloth wings removed, the lining stamped in black in with various markings including Rd Nr. 0/0349/0033, 71 cm long

182* Mae West. A WWII RAF 1941 pattern life-saving waistcoat, ﬁtted with grab handles, leg ties, battery and light pouches, whistle pocket, Air Ministry zip, tailors label stamped ‘22C/447, 9347, Medium’ (1)

£100 - £150

186* Flying Boots. Two pairs of RAF 1936 pattern ﬂying boots, black leather, sheepskin lined, one pair with ‘Good Year’ soles, the other pair ‘K Shoes’, one size 6 the other probably the same size, 31 cm and 29.5cm long, worn condition commensurate with age and service

180* Aircraft Instruments. A collection of WWII period RAF aircraft instruments, including an Oxygen Regulator Mk VIIIC, 4 oil gauges, 2 boost gauges and other instruments (a carton)

£200 - £300

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£100 - £150

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Lot 182 190* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic, blue cloth with tailor’s label for Burberry’s with Signaller cloth brevet and brass king’s crown buttons with belt, 75 cm long

192* Oxygen Mask Tubes. A collection of nine WWII period oxygen mask tubes, black rubber hoses with large spring clip, variable condition

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£100 - £150

£500 - £800

193* Parachute. A WWII period RAF observer-type parachute harness, green cloth with zip, webbing and hooks and quick release buckle, stamped ‘Part No 4469859’ (1)

£200 - £300

194* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic dated 1941, heavy blue cloth, tailor’s label stamped No.H. 523727/41, dated 1941, size 7, Sergeant stripes and RAF shoulder cloth badge (1)

£100 - £150

191* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C type ﬂying helmet worn by ‘Varsity’, brown leather with chamois lining inscribed with owner’s name, rubber earpieces with Air Ministry markings, serial number 10A/13466, internal wiring for the microphone and wired loom with brown bakelite bell shape plug marked numbered 10h/10991 (1)

£100 - £150

195* Mae West. A WWII RAF 1941 pattern life-saving waistcoat, ﬁtted with grab handles, leg ties, battery and light pouches, whistle pocket, tailors label stamped ‘22C/447, Contract No 10366/C30D, Medium’ with war department arrow

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£200 - £300

196* WWI Sketch Board. A WWI period sketch board and rangefinder, the pine sketch board stamped ‘Aston & Mander Ltd Makers London’ with patent number 13508’ one side with a fitted brass compass and brass clamp rollers the other with fitted brass crescent-shaped graduated indicator and aperture for belt mounting, damaged, together with an RAF heliograph, Douglas Combined Protractor & Parallel Rule and other items (a carton)

201* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C type ﬂying helmet worn by Holland, brown leather with chamois lining inscribed with the owner’s name, rubber earpieces marked with AM 10A/12443, wired loom with brown bakelite bell shape plug marked Ref. No 10H/10991 (bakelite cracked) (1)

£100 - £150

197* Flying Goggles. A pair of WWII RAF Mk IIIa ﬂying goggles, blackened metal frame hinged in the centre, celluloid lenses, velvet face pads stitched to the frame, the elasticated and leather head strap stamped AM 22C/62 Goggles Mar IIIA 532237/36

200* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF E Type ﬂying helmet, Airtex cloth with chamois earpads, stamped in black ink Ref No 22C 974 and additionally stamped No 2 67-7, inscribed MA on the blue elasticated strap (1)

£100 - £150

202* Flying Goggles. A pair of WWII Mk VII ﬂying goggles, grey metal frame stamped AM 22C/826 1858, split glass lenses and hinged ray shades, chamois padding, brown leather head-strap inscribed 150980 (presumably a service number), together with a pair of Mk VIII ﬂying goggles, the latter pair considerably worn

The Mk IIIa was adapted for use in a more temperate climate and in aircraft with enclosed cockpits. (1) £200 - £300

198* Wing Commander Richard Maitland Longmore. A 1930s RAF tunic worn by Wing Commander R.M. Longmore, blue cloth with gold bullion RAF brevet, oak leaf collar badges, the inner pocket stamped ‘F/O R.M. Longmore R.A.F. 19/7/39. FN 3363 Cutters 53’, 81 cm long, together with a mixed collection of non related RAF tropical tunics, trousers, shirts, WWII RAF tunic, two battle blouses and other items Wing Commander Richard Maitland Longmore was killed in action on 4 October 1943 whilst serving with 120 Squadron. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. (a carton) £200 - £300

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£200 - £300

203* RAF Whistles. 10 WWII RAF aircrew whistles (two boxes), each stamped AM 23/230 and the opposite side 293/14/L1795, all unissued and in original gum packaging with card box, together with 6 pairs of unused RAF white silk gloves each with Air Ministry markings and contained in a card box plus a Mark 1 marching compass by T.G. Co Ltd, black bakelite case with war department arrow numbered B14806, contained in an original card box

199* RAF Tunic. A Battle of Britain period RAF tunic dated 1940, heavy blue cloth with tailors label for B.148485/40/C.1.B, 1940, size 10, brass king’s crown buttons (1)

£100 - £150

£200 - £300

206* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF D Type ﬂying helmet, lightweight cotton twill fabric lined with satin and quilted half moon-shaped ﬂap at the rear to protect the wearer from the sun, stamped in black ink No 3 wired with bakelite bell lume and E Type oxygen mask, black rubber numbered A.M. Ref No 6D/473 (1)

204* Flying Suit. A WWII RAF Type H electrically heated liner, brown cloth with tailor’s label stamped ‘Type H, Ref. No 22C/1013, Con. No. 16944, Serial No 1768’, additionally inscribed with the name ‘F/O Eggleston 527Sqn’, together with a Windak Type D electrically heated waistcoat numbered 1821 plus a WWI period green cloth shirt by Anderson & Sons and other items (5)

£200 - £300

207* The Venerable Wilfred Ernest Granville Payton. An RAF tunic worn by The Venerable Wilfred Ernest Granville Payton, CB (19131989), blue cloth with ribbon bar for CB, Defence and War medal with MID, chaplains enamel and gilt collar badges, E.II.R. shoulder badges, E.II.R. silver staybrite buttons and rank stripes to cuffs, 80 cm long, with RAF Museum collection label inscribed ‘Payton’ and collection number 81/U/21, the same number stitched on the lining, together with an ofﬁcer’s cap belonging to Payton with RAF Museum collection label

205* Flying Goggles. A pair of French flying goggles circa 1920, hinged centre, glass lenses and steel frame stamped ‘L’Express Brevet 433.606, Made in France’, soft brown fur face pads, elasticated head strap, together with a pair of English flying goggles circa 1920, circular steel frame, glass lenses and brown gauze, soft brown fur eye pads and elasticated strap plus a pair of WWII goggles for Gunnery, Night Simulator, states filter windows on the original card box but this is missing (3)

£300 - £500

The Venerable Wilfred Ernest Granville Payton, CB (1913-1989) was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, he was educated at Nottingham High School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was a professional cricketer and made his debut for Nottinghamshire against Cambridge University in 1935 and made double ﬁgures in this match. Payton joined the RAF in 1941 serving as a Chaplain and returned to a successful career in cricket after the war. He was Chaplain-in-Chief to the Queen in 1965 and retired from service in 1969. (1) £200 - £300

£150 - £200

209* Flying Helmet. A 1940 canvas ﬂying helmet, with tailor’s label for James Forsyth (St Albans) Ltd 1940, size 6 7/8, stamped in black ink Q WD 221 with broad arrow together with a pair of folding ﬂying goggles with brown leather facepad and elasticated strap (worn) (2)

£100 - £150

210* Aircrew Blouse. Two WWII RAF aircrew blouse each dated 1945, both with tailors label for John Hammond & Co (1922) Ltd, Size No 15, blue cloth, each with cloth eagle shoulder badge (2)

£150 - £200

208* Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders. An RAF officers uniform belonging to Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders, GCB, KBE circa 1951, the blue cloth tunic with Gieves tailors label to the inner pocket printed ‘L/8/51 84/12473 Sir A.P.M. Sanders KBE’ with cloth RAF brevet, medal ribbons representing a long and distinguished career, silvered staybrite buttons, rank stripes to cuffs, and gilt metal E.II.R. shoulder badges, 79 cm long, together with officer’s cap with king’s crown cloth badge with RAF Museum label, trousers and two RAF Museum card labels inscribed with attributing and collection number 81/U/131, the same number stitched to the lining Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders, GCB, KBE (1898-1974) was educated at Haileybury and Sandhurst. On completion, he was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1916 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps a few weeks later. He was a pilot on 5 Squadron in May 1917 and was wounded in a dogfight with German aircraft. As a result, he lost his arm but managed to land his aircraft. He assumed a more deskbased role until the end of the war. Sanders served on the air staff of Aden Command from 1932-33 and was promoted to group captain just prior to the outbreak of WWII. During WWII he served on the staff of the RAF Staff College where he was responsible for planning the first wartime course. He held various senior positions throughout the remainder of the war. Post-war service saw him as the Commandant of the RAF Staff College at Bracknell and he retired from service in 1956. (1) £200 - £300

211* Flying Goggles. A pair of WWII Battle of Britain period Mk IV B ﬂying goggles, black metal frame with hinged in the centre, split hinged lenses, tinted plastic shield velvet and brown leather nose pad, cord loops and brown leather head-strap stamped AM Ref No 22C/167 Goggles Mark IV B’ (1)

212* RAF Switches. Tumbler switches (4), unused in original gum paper contained in a card box with a label stamped 5C/543 Switch Tumber Type 5 Qty 5 (only 4 in the box, together with 3 larger tumbler switches in a card box inscribed 5C/930 and other items (1)

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£300 - £500

£100 - £150

Lot 213 215* RAF Cap. A post-WWII RAF ofﬁcers cap, blue cloth with C. Bates tailors label, queen’s crown cloth insignia with a brass eagle, brown leather sweatband inscribed Sqn Ldr E.W. Seabourne and with manufacturers gold stamp, together with a pair of RAF trousers, blue cloth and with tailor’s label for John Hammond & Co (1922) Ltd, dated 1955, size 13, inscribed Seabourne

213* Flying Helmets. A collection of WWI and interwar period leather ﬂying helmets, including a B type style helmet with popstud earpiece covers and chamois lining, variable condition and some in much poorer condition (6)

£200 - £300

214* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RAF aircrew blouse dated 1945, tailors label for Astin Bros Ltd 1945, Size No 12, blue cloth, Air Gunner cloth brevet, Flight Sergeant stripes, together with another aircrew blouse dated 1951, tailors label for E. Freeman & Co 1951, size 11, blue cloth with WWII medal ribbon bars and Wing Commander stripes to the shoulder cords (2)

Sergeant Eric William Seabourne (1919-2005) was born in Leyton and educated at Worthing High School, he joined the Auxiliary Air Force in 1935 and served with 601 Squadron. In 1938 he applied to the RAFVR and qualified as a pilot the same year and on the outbreak of WWII, he was posted to 9 FTS Hullavington. In May 1940 Seabourne was posted to 151 Squadron at Martlesham Heath and was then posted to 238 Squadron at Tangmere in June 1940. Seabourne had only three hours of training on Masters before flying solo in a Hurricane. After only seven hours of training he was declared operational (without even firing the guns). On 13 July he shared in destroying a Me110 and damaged two more in his first encounter with the Luftwaffe. He destroyed a Me109 on 8 August and two more on 13 August, in this engagement he himself was shot down in Hurricane I P3764, he was attacked by three Me109 and the aircraft was set on fire. He prepared to bale out but his hood jammed, then the aircraft turned on its back and Seabourne fell out, taking the hood with him. After a delayed drop of 16,000 feet, he opened his parachute, blew up his Mae West and went into the sea about seven miles south of the Isle of Wight. Seabourne was picked up by HMS Bulldog, and taken to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar. After a week, Seabourne was moved to Park Prewitt Hospital at Basingstoke, where he remained for seven months undergoing plastic surgery by Harold Gillies. (2) £150 - £200

£150 - £200

216* Aircraft Receiver. Aircraft Beam Approach Unit, stamped R9B/APN-4, 80115V-400-2400, 32185:CPR, 123-DAY-44, 46 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

217* Aircrew Blouse. Three WWII RAF aircrew blouse each dated 1943, comprising two by C.W.S. Ltd 1943 size 14 and 15, plus another with tailors name struck through size 9, all blue cloth with no badges or insignia but with trousers (3)

Lot 215

£200 - £300

218* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic dated 1944, heavy blue cloth, tailors label stamped ‘44’, size 5, brass king’s crown buttons, together with another WWII heavy blue cloth tunic with RAF cloth shoulder badge, 76 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

219* Flying Jacket. A WWII RAF Irvin brown leather ﬂying jacket, sheepskin lined, Lightning zippers, waistbelt, zippers all working, general wear, approximately 76cm from top of collar to the lower waist, 59cm chest, inner arm length 55cm (1)

£300 - £500

220* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic worn by R.C. Martin, RAF cloth brevet, brass king’s crown buttons, R.C. Martin name label stiched to the lining, Pilot Ofﬁcer stripes to cuffs with a belt, 81 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

221* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RAF aircrew blouse dated 1943, tailors label for F.W. Harmer 1943, Size No 16, numbered 1149 25, blue cloth, RAF cloth brevet, Flying Ofﬁcer stipes to shoulder straps (1)

£100 - £150

222* Flying Jacket. A WWII USAAF A3 flying jacket worn by Lieutenant A.T. House Jr, brown leather with name badge to left breast stamped ‘A.T. House Jr. Lt. USMFC’ with embossed wings, the right panel with circular badge of a pair of dice with lightening bolt through the middle, the back of the jacket inscribed Buzz Baby with Squadron badge VMF 124 (nicknamed Death’s Head, Wild Aces or Checkerboards) and five painted Japanese flags (probably kill icons), with brown fur collar and lining with green cloth stamped Air Forces and additionally inscribed ‘Pelt’, with Crown zip to the front and elasticated waist section and cuffs, the inner arm length 46 cm, length from the top of the collar 74 cm, chest from pit to pit 47 cm, some areas of wear but a good original example Arthur T. House, Jr. enlisted in the U.S. Army Airforce on April 23, 1941 with serial number 19039041. After graduating flight school and earning his wings, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with serial number O406351 and deployed overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) where he was assigned to the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group (49th FG), 7th Fighter Squadron (7th FS). His crew chief was Sgt. G. W. White, their P-40 E aircraft was nicknamed “Hero’s Poopy” after his prior aircraft P-40E “Poopy”. He had five confirmed kills, two over Horn Island. (1) £1,500 - £2,000

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223* Flying Jacket. A WWII RAF Irvin brown leather ﬂying jacket, sheepskin lined, four-panel back, dot zipper to the front and Air Ministry to the cuffs, waistbelt, zippers all working, worn, areas of mildew, approximately 72cm from top of collar to the lower waist, 50cm chest, inner arm length 49cm (1)

£300 - £500

225* Air Chief Marshal Sir Francis Joseph Fogarty. Officers of Air Rank pre-1953 cap, blue cloth with tailors label for Bates hatter, Jermyn Street, London, with king’s crown badge and RAF Museum collection label with the code 78/U/80 Air Chief Marshal Sir Francis Joseph Fogarty, GBE, KCM, DFC, AFC (18991973) was born in Cork, Ireland, he was educated at Farranferris College. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 (Air Mechanic), and subsequently trained as a pilot being commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. In 1918 Fogarty served as a pilot with 98 Squadron taking part in the Battle of Amiens. The interwar period saw him on active service in Iraq and he was posted to No 84 Squadron where he continued operational flying (mentioned in despatches). He was awarded the DFC in 1922 for distinguished service. In 1939 Fogarty had advanced to Wing Commander and promoted to Group Captain in 1940 and appointed Station Commander of RAF Mildenhall. Whilst at Mildenhall be appeared in the film “Target for To-night” which won a special Academy Award. Towards the end of the war he was promoted to Air Vice Marshal and made the Air Officer Administration for the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. Fogarty retired from service in 1957. (1) £200 - £300

224* Flying Jacket. A WWII RAF Irvin brown leather ﬂying jacket, fur lined with tailors label indistinctly inscribed, evidence of nose art? on left breast ‘Dusty’, dot zips, the cuff zips lacking toggle, twopanel back, waist belt, main zip working, areas of mildew and wear, 75 cm long, chest size approximately 50 cm, inner arm 51 cm (1)

£300 - £500

226* RAF Tunic. An interwar period RAF tunic, with tailor’s label for The Man’s Shop Harrods, numbered 5064, RAF cloth brevet and medal ribbon bars including MC, DFC, Group Captain’s stripes for cuffs, brass king’s crown buttons, 75 cm long with trousers (1)

£100 - £150

229* RAF Cap. A WWII RAF ofﬁcers cap, blue cloth, king’s crown cloth insignia with a brass eagle, brown leather sweatband together with another similar but in worn condition plus two others, one with a brass badge and the other lacking badge (4)

230* Flying Jacket. A WWII RAF Irvin brown leather ﬂying jacket, sheepskin lined, two-panel back, the collar inscribed ‘TWT’, dot zip to the front and cuffs, waistbelt, zips all working, worn, approximately 72cm from top of collar to the lower waist, 46cm chest, inner arm length 54cm

227* Flying Trousers. Two pairs of WWII RAF brown leather ﬂying trousers, full-length zips to the front and large pockets, sheepskin lining with elasticated braces, mildew stains and wear to both, 114 cm and 119 cm (1)

£200 - £300

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£300 - £500

231* Flying Jacket. A WWII RAF Irvin brown leather ﬂying jacket (size 4), sheepskin lined with Air Ministry tailors label stamped ‘Contract No H 539776/41/C.I.D., Height 5’8” - 5’9”, Chest 36-38, Waist 32-34, Dot zip, waistbelt, one cuff zip very dry and sticking, other zippers all working, areas of mildew, chest size approximately 48cm, top of the collar to the lower waist 72cm, inner arm 54cm

£200 - £300

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£300 - £500

232* Aircraft Instruments. A collection of WWII period RAF aircraft instruments, including Mk1 Pilot’s Repeater Compass, boxed, brown bakelite morse code box, automatic steering control Mk IV, controller electric type 4 box, box junction type 103 and other items (a carton)

£200 - £300

228* Mae West. A collection of seven WWII RAF Mae West / Parasuit bladder/stoles, various markings and condition (7)

£700 - £1,000

233* Flying Boots. A pair of RAF 1940 and 1941 pattern ﬂying boots, brown suede, full-length zips and sheepskin lined, the foot section with enclosed rubber coating, both pairs with soles stamped ‘Itshide’, the 1941 pair dated in the lining 13 April 1955 with Air Ministry number 10168, the other pair size 8 with Air Ministry stamps (2)

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£200 - £300

234* Flying Helmet. A WWII Battle of Britain period B Type ﬂying helmet, dark brown leather with zip-up ear cups lacking pullers, chamois lining with ink stamps and panda logo

237* RAF Oxygen Mask. A WWII RAF G Type oxygen mask (large), green rubber with microphone stamped AM 10A/12570, contained in a period card box dated 1944 with various labels including 6D/644 masks

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£200 - £300

238* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic, tailors label for Burton, blue cloth, RAF cloth brevet, DFC medal ribbon, VR brass collar badges, Flying Ofﬁcer cuff stripes, 84 cm

235* WWI Boots. A pair of WWI period ofﬁcer’s boots, brown leather, half lace and half buckle, nailed leather sole 28 cm long, with wooden boot trees, together with another pair of brown leather ofﬁcer’s boots with wooden boot trees, sole 30 cm long (2)

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£100 - £150

239* Aircraft Instruments. A WWII period RAF Gunsight Reﬂector Mk 3a, serial number 33312/41, contained in an unopened box with various labels and dated 18 September 1951, together with a metal plate with label stamped 6D/1318 Heater, Gun R.H. Browning Type A Qty 1 with paper packaging, Air Ministry Connector Type 20, Ref. 10. H./4887, boxed, two Air Ministry receiver telephone head type 32 and other items

236* Mae West. A WWII RAF 1941 pattern life-saving waistcoat, ﬁtted with grab handles, leg ties, battery and light pouches, whistle pocket, dot zip, tailors label stamped AM Contract No. 9355, Type - L/S Yellow, Size Medium, Ref. No. 22C/447’ (1)

£200 - £300

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£100 - £200

242* Flying Boots. Two pairs of RAF 1936 pattern ﬂying boots, black leather, sheepskin lined, one pair with ‘SO’ soles, the other pair ‘I.T.S. G.S.’, one size 6 the other probably the same size (2)

£200 - £300

240* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic dated 1945, blue cloth with tailor’s label for Kettering Co-operative Clothing Society Ltd, 1945, size 8, Observer cloth brevet, Warrant Ofﬁcer cloth badges to the cuffs with belt (1)

£100 - £150

243* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RAF aircrew blouse dated 1943, tailors label for Siddall Bross & Co Ltd 1943, Size No 16, blue cloth, Flight Engineers cloth brevet, Africa medal ribbon bar with rosette (1)

£100 - £150

241* RAF Tunic. A WWII RAF tunic, blue cloth with tailor’s label for Burton, RAF cloth brevet and medal ribbons including DSO, DFC, AFC, MID on the Victory and another on the General Service, brass king’s crown buttons, Group Captain’s stripes to the cuffs, 81 cm long

244* RAF Clothing. A pair of WWII RAF electro-thermal slippers by Windak, green cloth with lambswool lining, Air Ministry tailor’s labels stamped in black ink, together with a mixed collection of RAF items including a pair of quilted boots, a fur collar from a ﬂying suit, a brown leather face mask, another soft green cloth face mask, a cloth hood, an Air Ministry gun holster dated 1941 with belt inscribed with service number 1168879 and dated 1940, silk parachute and other items

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(a carton)

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£100 - £150

£200 - £300

245* RAF Greatcoats. A WWII period RAF greatcoat worn by Squadron Leader, thin blue cloth with rank stripes to shoulder cords and VR brass insignia, black composite buttons, 120 cm long, together with another WWII RAF greatcoat, heavy blue cloth with Horne tailor’s label and brass king’s crown buttons, 122 cm long, plus two mess dress jackets and a waistcoat, all with king’s crown buttons (5)

£100 - £150

246* Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod. A WWII RAF uniform belonging to Air Chief Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod, GBE, KCB, MC, DFC (1891-1965), blue cloth with RAF cloth brevet, medal ribbons representing a long and distinguished career, brass buttons and rank stripes to cuffs, 78 cm long with trousers and RAF museum card labels inscribed ‘Jacket, No 1 Dress, B/G Ofﬁcers, Pre 1953 (Garrod), 78/U/132, the same collection number stitched to the lining

248* RCAF Tunic. A WWII RCAF tunic belonging to Squadron Leader Haycraft, DFC, blue cloth, tailor’s label for J. Morgan & Sons, inscribed in ink Squadron Leader Haycraft 242 August 1942’, RCAF cloth brevet, DFC ribbon bar, Wing Commander stripes to the cuffs, 75 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

Air Chief Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod, GBE, KCB, MC, DFC (1891-1965) was educated at Bradﬁeld College, Berkshire and University College, Oxford, he served during WWI with the Leicestershire Regiment and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. He was given the temporary rank of Major in the RAF in April 1918 and held a number of different posts throughout the 1920/30s including Deputy Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry in 1934 and Air Ofﬁcer Commanding the Armament Group in 1937. He served throughout WWII holding a number of senior positions including RAF Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean and Middle East. (1) £200 - £300

247* Royal Air Force. A 1920s Ofﬁcer’s RAF Busby by Hobson & Sons (London) Ltd, with black leather skull and bearskin with gold and blue bullion cord, brass and silver king’s crown badge, size 6 7/8, some loss of bearskin, lacking plume

249* Flying Helmet. A WWII Battle of Britain period B Type ﬂying helmet worn by R.W. Hurnall, dark brown leather, Frank Brian tailors label, size 2, dated 1939, with zip-up ear cups lacking pullers, chamois lining inscribed with the owner’s name

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£200 - £300

253* Mae West. A Royal Canadian Air Force 1932 pattern life saving stole yellow waistcoat dated June 1940, additionally dated May 1944, with tailors label for Dominion Rubber Company Limited, stamped ‘R.C.A.F. 22C/22, R.A.F. 22C*55, instructions for use stencilled on the front, with three kapok (although these may not be correct)

250* Parachute. A WWII RAF observer-type Irvin parachute harness dated 1941, khaki cloth with Irvin trade label and additional label stamped ‘Pad Back Mk. 1, I.A.C. 57, 27 Dec 1941, 15A/191’ (1)

£200 - £300

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£700 - £1,000

251* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RCAF aircrew blouse dated 1945, tailors label for John Hammond & Co (1922) Ltd, 1945, Size No 9, blue cloth, Air Gunner cloth brevet, Canada cloth shoulder titles, DFC ribbon bar, Pilot Ofﬁcer stripes to the shoulder straps (1)

£150 - £200

252* Aircrew Blouse. A WWII RAF aircrew blouse dated 1943, tailors label for S. Redmayne & Sons Ltd 1943, Size No 15, blue cloth, lining stamped ‘P.W.S.15’

254* Parachute. A WWII RAF observer type parachute harness, green cloth with zip, webbing and hooks and quick release buckle, stamped ‘The Parachute Co, Jan 1945 44.19349’

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£100 - £150

£200 - £300

MARITIME & TRANSPORT MEMORABILIA 255 Aston Martin. DBS Saloon (Commencing Chassis No. DBS/5000) Workshop Manual, Newport Pagnell: Parts and Service Department, Aston Martin Lagonda (1975) Limited, diagrams and illustrations from photographs, punch holed in original ring binder with gilt lettering to upper cover and spine, 4to, VG (1)

£100 - £150

258* Chassis Number Plates. A selection of 21 brass chassis number and identiﬁcation plates, manufacturers include RollsRoyce Ltd., Alvis Ltd., De Havilland Propellers Ltd., Rover Co. Ltd., British Motor Corporation BMW, Ford Motor Company, B.S.A., Alfred Herbert Ltd., Fredk. Pollard & Co. Ltd., Leyland Motors Ltd., Fenworth Ltd., Assocd. British Machine Tool Makers Ltd., Associated Electrical Industries (Manchester) Ltd., Ministry of Supply, etc., mounted together on green baize, framed and glazed (1)

259* Clockwork Automobile. Model of a Juguetes Historicos Desde 1906 Bugatti racing car by Paya Coop, 1985, of tinplate construction, length 47cm, contained in original box, with certiﬁcate of limitation (639/5000), together with two Marklin clockwork locomotives, and three other modern clockwork vehicles, plus one other model racing car

256* Binnacle. A ships brass binnacle from RFA Lyness, the dial by Einar Weilbach & Co, Copenhagen, Denmark, numbered B646 129CP, the brass case with port and starboard, approximately 54 cm high x 75 cm wide

(a carton)

£100 - £200

260* Corgi Aircraft Models. A collection of Aviation Archive models, comprising, English Electric Lightning F.6 (AA28401), Avro Lancaster B Mk.III special, (AA32621), Avro Lancaster- R5508/KMB (AA32603), Short Sterling Mk.I (AA39502), English Electric Lightning F.6 (AA28402), Handley Page Halifax B.VII (AA37208), BAC TSR2, XR220 (AA38603), Euroﬁghter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK349 (AA36407), Avro Vulcan B2 XM655 (48304), Avro Vulcan B2 XM607 (38301), Shirt S.25 Sunderland V (48801), Junkers Ju88A (AA36703), Heinkel (AA33714), Dornier Do17 (AA38806), Bristol Blenheim Mk I (AA38404), Supermarine Spitﬁre Mk.I (AA39208), Hawker Typhoon IB (AA36502), and Fokker E.III (AA28702), all boxed as new

RFA Lyness was a Ness Class Stores Support Ship, ofﬁcially numbered 309818 built by Swan Hunter of Wallsend on Tyne, she was launched in 1966 and sold to the United States Navy in 1981 and renamed Sirius and Texas Clipper III. (1) £200 - £300

257* Campaign Chest. A 19th century sea or military campaign chest, mahogany or teak bound in brass, with iron carrying handles, cracks and scuffs commensurate with age and use, 40 cm high x 71 cm wide x 40 cm deep (1)

£150 - £250

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£100 - £150

£200 - £300

263* Dinky Toys. A collection of 33 die-cast metal toy vehicles, mostly 1930s/40s, comprising 13 domestic vehicles (including Chrysler ‘Airﬂow’ saloon), plus two pre-war Royal Mail vans, one petrol tank wagon and 16 wagon lorry/truck vehicles (7 covered wagons & 9 ﬂatbed or open-sided), some vehicles with light wear (33)

261* Dinky Toys. A collection of 11 Dinky Toys in original boxes, including: Dinky Toys Gardner’s M.G. Record Car (no. A2298), ‘Thunderbolt’ Racing Car (no. A2247), M.G. B Sports Car (no 113, complete with driver), Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe (no. 187), Supermarine ‘Swift’ Fighter (no. 734), Postal Set No. 12 (no. A2216), International Road Signs (no. 771), 5.5 Medium Gun (no. 692), 7.2 Howitzer (no. 693), Dinky Supertoys Foden 14-Ton tanker (no. 504), Dinky Supertoys Pressure Refueller (no. 642), plus a pair of Schuco clockwork toy cars, comprising Kommando Anno 2000 and MagicoAuto 2008 Dinky Toys in excellent condition. (11)

264* Dinky Toys. A collection of 40 die-cast metal toy vehicles, mostly 1950s, comprising mostly domestic & saloon vehicles (including Rover 75, Riley, Morris Oxford, Austin Atlantic convertible, Austin Devon, Hillman Minx, and Triumph etc.), plus three ﬁre engines (including Turntable Fire Escape no.956), two Austin taxis, Express Dairy 30V N.C.B. Electric Van, Aveling-Barford roller, two Mechanical Horse & trailer, and two Loud Speaker van etc., some vehicles with light wear

£200 - £300

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262* Dinky Toys. A collection of 22 die-cast metal toy post-war commercial vehicles, mostly late 1940s & 1950s, comprising eight Dinky Supertoys Guy lorries (including Weetabix, Robertson’s Golden Shred, Ever Ready Batteries, Lyons Swiss Rolls, and Spratt’s Bonio, Ovals & Dog Cakes, plus three open or ﬂatbed), together with a Dinky Supertoys Bedford Pullmore Car Transporter (no. 982), six Dinky Toys Trojan commercial vans (including Brooke Bond Tea, Chivers Jellies, Beefy Oxo, Cydrax, Capstan, Dunlop, and ESSO), plus three Dinky Toys Bedford commercial vans (including Dinky Toys, Kodak Cameras & Films, and Ovaltine), and a Dinky Toys Austin commercial van for Shell, Express Dairy 30V N.O.B. Electric Van, and Crawford Biscuit 28 series Bedford van, plus trailer, some vehicles with light wear (23)

£200 - £300

265* Dinky Toys. A collection of 44 post-war die-cast metal toy vehicles, c. 1950s, comprising 21 domestic & saloon vehicles (including Rover 75, Vanguard, Studebaker, Ford Sedan, Hudson Sedan, Oldsmobile, Jaguar, Morris Oxford, Parkard convertible, Triumph, Riley, Austin Devon, Ford Zephyr, Austin Atlantic convertible, Fiat 600, Vauxhall Cresta, & Austin Somerset), plus 12 racing cars (including Alfa-Romeo, Mercedes Benz, H.W.M., Maserati, Bristol 450, Cooper-Bristol, Sunbeam Alpine, Speed of the Wind, Talbot Lago, & Connaught etc., some with replacement tyres), and ﬁve military vehicles (including Armoured Command Vehicle 677, Armoured Car Military Ambulance 626, Army 1 ton Cargo Truck 641, & Armoured Personnel Carrier), and six others (including Field marshall tractor 301, two Bedford tipper trucks, Bedford dustbin truck & two B.E.V Trucks), some vehicles with light wear, together with a Dinky Toys Police box, telephone box, trafﬁc light, petrol pump and tyre stand with tyres

£250 - £300

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£200 - £300

268* Fiat. A rare Pocher 1/8 scale model of the 1907 Grand Prix Fiat racing car, displayed in bespoke wood and glass display cabinet, well built and hand-ﬁnished with detailed 16.3-litre fourcylinder engine, drive chains are detached (at least one present in case), case dimensions 27 cm high x 51.5 cm wide x 27 cm deep (1)

269* Hornby Dublo. A selection of Hornby Dublo model railway locomotives, rolling stock, track, & railway buildings etc., including Duchess of Montrose steam locomotive & tender (not working), L30 Bo-Bo diesel locomotive (not working), seven assorted goods vehicles (2 in original boxes), two signal cabins in original boxes, two level crossings in original boxes, girder bridge in original box, selection of track and points (some in original boxes), two signal gantries and buffers, three-piece foot bridge, platform (not OO scale), railway and rail side buildings (variable condition), etc.

266* Dinky Toys. A collection of 50 post-war die-cast metal toy vehicles, c. 1950s, comprising four Dinky Supertoys Foden lorries (one tanker, two flatbed and one open wagon), five double-decker buses, Daimler Ambulance, Mersey Tunnel Police van, Streamline bus, Leyland Royal Tiger coach, Luxury coach, three Leyland open wagon lorries, Field marshall tractor no. 301, Caravan (no. 190), Coventry Climax forklift truck, Motocart, two Aveling-Barford road roller, two Loud Speaker vans, Express Dairy 30V N.C.B. Electric van, three Mechanical Horse & Open Wagon vehicles, two B.E.V Trucks, 30W Hindle Smart Helecs, Telephone Service van, Austin Taxi, plus a selection of domestic & saloon vehicles (including Riley, Triumph, Vanguard, Austin Devon, Hillman Minx, Austin Somerset, Morris Oxford etc., plus four open or flatbed trailers, some vehicles with light wear (50)

£150 - £200

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£100 - £150

£250 - £300

270* Live Steam Model. A scratch-built articulated working model of ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’, late 20th-century, of metal construction, with integral Mamod(?) boiler which operate ﬂapping wings, hand painted in green, length approximately 104 cm, wingspan 40 cm (1)

£200 - £300

267* Dinky Toys. A group of ten post-war die-cast metal toy vehicles in original boxes, c. 1950s, including Dinky Supertoy 923 Big Bedford Van “Heinz”; Dinky Supertoy 514 Guy Van “Slumberland Mattresses”; Dinky Toys 533 Leyland “Ferrocrete” Cement Wagon; Dinky Supertoys 961 Blaw-Knox Bulldozer; Dinky Supertoys 571 Coles Mobile Crane; Dinky Toys 564 Elevator Loader; Dinky Supertoys 651 Centurion Tank; Dinky Supertoys 660 Tank Transporter; Dinky Toys 260 Royal Mail Van and Dinky Toys 400 B.E.V. Electric Truck, all contained in original boxes, some worn, plus a Dinky Supertoys Foden truck contained in original box base (without printed upper lid) (11)

£200 - £250

271* Live Steam Model. A scale model traction engine by DRM Engineers of Birmingham, late 20th-century, very well-detailed model of brass and steel construction, ﬁnished in black, green and red, housed in original glazed display case, model length approx. 29 cm, height 20 cm and width 13 cm Appears to be in excellent unused condition. (1)

Lot 268

£200 - £300

272* Model Rail. Bing for Bassett-Lowke Gauge 1, London North Eastern Railway brake 3rd bogie coach, ﬁtted interior seats and opening doors, in excellent condition and the roof well painted (1)

£100 - £150

275* Station Master’s Lamp. A Victorian brass railway lamp with curved bevel edge glass, makers plate stamped ‘East Smithﬁeld Winchester and Brewer London’, with a carrying handle to the top and another to the rear, hinged top secured by a catch to reveal the internal burner, 40 cm (1)

£200 - £300

276* Model Aircraft. Frog penguin series Hampden Bomber; Lines Bros Ltd, original box, Britains Planes & Tanks Sopwith F.1. Camel, original box, together with; Six Thomas Gunn Miniatures, LUFT021, RAF002, RAF005B, ACC PACK 064A, RAF004, SS056A, all in original boxes, plus boxed model aircraft including Oxford Aviation, Hobby Master, The Franklin Mint, and other miscellaneous non-aviation models (4 cartons)

£200 - £300

273* ‘Silver Jubilee’ Public House Sign. A unique double-sided hanging sign for the public house formerly located in Peterborough, Northants, circa 1935, separately depicting the famous streamlined steam locomotive “Silver Link” and the Coronation Coach Parade for HM King George V verso (this side distressed), hand-painted decorative imagery for Greene King Brewery by Gerry Backhouse (Ipswich), together with a framed fullsize reproduction of the original LNER 1930s poster on which the sign was based, 115 x 89 cm and 71 x 56 cm respectively The pub which lay derelict for some years following a disastrous ﬁre, was situated close to the London North Eastern Railway on which the locomotive could be seen regularly until the 1950s, has been recently demolished for redevelopment of the site. (2) £400 - £600

274* Steam Engines. A private collection of photographs and negatives of steam engines, c. 1950s/1960s, including 3 albums of black & white photographs, 12.5 x 17.5 cm, featuring LNER, Standards and diesel and electric locomotive nameplates, plus a collection of approximately 200+ loose photographs and 2 tins of related negatives (a carton)

£200 - £300

277* Model Racing Cars. A pair of decorative model racing cars, green No.4 (length 18.9”, 48 cm) based on a US “Bantam” racer and red No.17 (length 20.75”, 52.5 cm) on the famous BB Korn tethered racers, in turn inspired by pre-war Mercedes and Miller cars, both with replica engines and drive trains (2)

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£200 - £300

280* P&O. A personalised car number plate ‘P80 SNC’, front and back

278* Model Rail. Bing for Bassett-Lowke Gauge 1, London and North Western precursor tank engine No. 44, ﬁtted with a permanent magnet motor directly geared to the driving wheels allowing automatic forward or reversing motion, in excellent condition (1)

With copied documents. The buyer will have to contact the DVLA. (1) £300 - £500

£500 - £600

281* Thames Gentleman’s Launch. An Edwardian style model of a Thames Gentleman’s Launch, wooden planked construction, with peach and white painted hull, brass deck ﬁttings, life ring inscribed ‘Fleurette’ and enclosing a small motor, 64 cm long, presented on a wooden stand Provenance: Beale Park Model Boat Museum, Pangbourne, Berkshire. (1) £200 - £300

279* P&O. A ﬁne Victorian giltwood wall clock by James Muirhead, Glasgow circa 1870, the case carved with P&O crest of a sun with rays with two dolphins, the white painted dial with black roman numerals with steel moon hands and with slow/fast regulation to the centre, the eight-day movement with cut corner plates joined by four pillars, single chain fusee with maintaining power, lever escapement with monometallic balance positioned on the front plate, the back signed James Muirhead / 90 Buchanan St.t / Glasgow, 92 cm high

282* Thames Slipper Launch. A ﬁne wooden scale model of Thames Slipper Launch built by Chris Brown Lt. Engineering, blue and cream painted hull, planked style decking with chromed ﬁttings, two wood and fabric chairs with a rear seat, 63 cm long, presented on a wooden stand with brass makers plaque

Provenance: Christie’s, The Gyrn Castle Sale, North Wales, 17 / 18 July 2006 (lot 11). The clock was formerly displayed on the P&O steamship Euxine, a paddle steamer built by Caird and Co., Greenock in 1847, she weighed 1,164 tons. Sir Edward Bates, 1st Bt (1816-1896) bought the steamer in 1868 for £4275 and he had it converted to a sailing vessel by Laird & Co, Birkenhead. A copied letter is included with the lot which states that the clock was displayed in Sickhouse Court, Liverpool. There are two dates on the letter, 1928 and 1972 (the latter probably when it was photocopied). The letter was found in the back of the clock and gives family history plus an incident which occurred on the Euxine. On 5 August 1874, the ship was destroyed by ﬁre when on passage from North Shields to Aden with a cargo of coal. 23 crew members managed to reach St. Helena in two of the ship’s boats. A further ﬁve were rescued by a Dutch vessel, having killed and eaten one of their crew (the letter gives an account of this). (1) £2,000 - £3,000

Provenance: Beale Park Model Boat Museum, Pangbourne, Berkshire. (1) £200 - £300

MILITARIA 284* Battle of the River Plate. Four-inch shell shrapnel recovered from HMS Exeter after it exploded from a shell fired from Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate on 13 December 1939, the large piece of shrapnel presented on a wooden base with brass plaque stamped ‘4” shell exploded on board H.M.S. Exeter by a fragment of 11” shell fired by Admiral Graf Spee Dec. 13. 1939’, height including the base 33.5cm, together with a fine photograph album compiled from 1936-1939, containing approximately 230 (captioned), commencing with HMS Exeter 8th Cruiser Squadron, Aircraft Recovery of a Supermarine Walrus being recovered, Bermuda, ships trophies, Panama Canal, San Francisco, Chilean Earthquake 1939, South Georgia, memorials, Puerto Belgrano, Buenos Aires Argentina, S.A. Division at Night, Jamaica, New York, World’s Fair 1939, Washington, Miami, contained in a soft black photograph album with gilt block lettering ‘H.M.S. Exeter 1936 to 1939’

283* Air Riﬂe. A BSA .22 under lever air riﬂe circa 1920s, numbered S55413, the stock carved BSA on both sides, rust spots, action working, overall length 116 cm (1)

£150 - £200

The Battle of the River Plate was the ﬁrst naval battle of WWII which was fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939. The German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee engaged a Royal Navy squadron comprising four ships including HMS Exeter. The squadron sighted Graf Spee off the estuary of the River Plate near the coasts of Argentina and Uraguay. The battle commenced and Exeter was severely damaged and forced to retire, Graf Spee also damaged by HMS Ajax and Achilles was in a critical state as her fuel system was crippled. The order was given to scuttle the ship and three days later Captain Hans Langsdorff committed suicide. (2) £700 - £1,000

285* Cannon Balls. Two cannon balls, one iron the other stone recovered from the Church Rocks Wreck, Teignmouth, Devon, each approximately 8 cm across and on later wooden stands, with certiﬁcate of authenticity and information supplied by Teignmouth Museum The cannon balls were recovered from the Church Rocks Wreck in Teignmouth, Devon in 1977. The wreck is believed to be a Venetian Galley which was rowed by 300 slaves and sunk in the early 16th century. The wreck was discovered by Simon Burton a Teignmouth resident. (2) £100 - £150

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286* Cannon. A 19th century bronze signal cannon, the threestage barrel stamped with proof marks, 38 cm long, presented on a later oak four wheel carriage, overall length 50.5 cm (1)

289* Cannon. A matched pair of 19th century model bronze cannons, each with a three stage barrel and adjustable wheel to the rear, barrel length 26 cm, each presented on a wooden base, base 16.5 x 12 cm

£200 - £300

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290* Cannon. An 18th century Malayan bronze lantaka (swivel cannon), the large barrel with shaped muzzle and foliate scrolls, half reeded, overall length 92.5 cm

287* Cannon. A George III bronze signal cannon, the three ring cannon dated 1817 stamped ‘Pro Rege Et Patria (For King and Country), with the initials ‘IW’ and drilled for use, 38 cm long, presented on an iron four wheel carriage, overall length 43 cm (1)

£200 - £300

These guns were very popular with all of the Malayans and used both ashore and aﬂoat and were sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships. (1) £300 - £500

£300 - £500

291* Cannon. An 18th-century Malayan bronze lantaka (swivel cannon), the large plain barrel with shaped muzzle and foliate scrolls, mounted on a bracket for use, overall length 88 cm, presented on a later wooden block These guns were very popular with all of the Malayans and used both ashore and aﬂoat and were sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships. (1) £400 - £600

288* Cannon. A George III bronze signal mortar dated 1817, 11 cm high on a integral base dated 1817, mounted on a wooden block for display, the base 16 x 11.5 cm (1)

£200 - £300

294* Isandlwana. Battlefield Relics, 1879, a collection of battlefield relics recovered from the Isandlwana battlefield site on 22nd January 1879 by Hermanus Johannes Van Der Berg, artefact include: 3 Martini-Henry MK2 bullet heads with double cannelure rings and crow-foot marks; 6 buckles from the British 1871 valise pattern infantry equipment, possibly from braces, straps holding the mess tin and bayonet frog, presented together in a box frame with printed title and information adhered to background, authentication label from Amafa Akwazulu Natali to verso Provenance: Donated to the Thembani Collection Trust, Mtonjaneni Museum in 2002. The relics have been validated and catalogued by the South African Heritage Resources Agency and by Amafa Akwzulu Natali. (1) £200 - £300

295* Lance Cap. A rare example of a post-1901 ofﬁcers’ lance cap of the 21st Empress of India Lancers, the black leather skull with the upper portion of French Grey Melton cloth showing minor moth damage, with gold gimp cord across the top and down the angles, to the left side is a gold bullion boss with cypher, the gilt lance cap plate is mounted with silvered Royal Arms, battle honours and title scroll, leather peak with gold bullion lines, two gilt metal lion head boss’s support chin chain with velvet backing, leather sweatband to the interior, together with the Ofﬁcers previous helmet plate indicating service in the reign of Queen Victoria, with full dress plume Provenance: Formerly from the Warwick Cary Collection, Australia. (1) £2,000 - £3,000

296* Lance Cap. An Officer’s Lance Cap of the 17th Lancers, possibly of the 1828 pattern showing a red waistband as introduced by William IV (previously blue) and as indicated in the 1831 dress regulations, the helmet plate would have originally been the type with a broad base band and displaying Hanovarian arms, it appears this Officer’s service crossed over to Queen Victoria which required a new plate without the Hanoverian arms and the new VR boss on blue, in 1840 the waisted band reverted to blue which correctly places the modification to circa 1840, some restoration

292* Dragoon Guards. A Victorian Officer’s mess dress short shell jacket of the 5th Dragoon Guards circa 1890-1902, the scarlet jacket with dark green velvet collar and cuffs, edged in field officer’s gold lace, gilded studs to the front, plaited gold shoulder boards with gilded 5 DG buttons and embroidered crown insignia, the left breast with ribbon bar for Egypt 1882-89 and Khedive’s Star, light brown silk lining with inner pocket, some minor moth damage (1)

£200 - £300

Provenance: Formerly from the Warwick Cary Collection, Australia. (1) £3,000 - £4,000

293* Gun Rack. An Edwardian gun rack, the pair of oak wall mounts each with three Roe deer slots, 52 cm long (1)

£70 - £100

297* Madras Light Infantry. A Victorian XXIII Madras Light Infantry porcelain plate, the centre with regimental crest and the motto ‘Now or Never’ with battle honours below, on a white ground within green and gold painted border, general wear commensurate with age, 25cm diameter Lot 294

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£100 - £150

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298* Marksmen’s Club Banner. A ﬁne WWII period German marksmen’s club banner dated 1943, the large embroidered cloth banner double-sided produced to commemorate the period of 1909-1943, one side inscribed ‘Ueb Aug’ und Hand für’s Vaterland’ (‘Train eye and hand for the Fatherland!’), with crosses hunting riﬂes, a target and a crow, the other inscribed ‘Schützen-Verein’ (marksmen’s club), Bothmer (a town in Lower Saxony between Bremen and Hannover), with tassel fringe edge, approximately 138 x 108 cm

300* Munition. An inert 18 Pr. shrapnel round for the British QF 18 pounder gun, brass cartridge case with fired primer and fired projectile, engraved driving band and 80 series time and percussion fuze, projectile painted black with two 1/2” red bands to nose, time ring to fuze engraved “0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22”, the projectile stencilled (red) “18 PR” “XII”; “V.S.M.W”; “852”; “2-18”, base of case engraved “18 PR, LOT 536”; “CF”; “7/15 B.S.C”, together with an inert WWI British shrapnel round, fired, with 80 series fuze, projectile stamped: “18 PR”, XI”, “EOC”, “18”, base of case marked “18 PR”, LOT 534”, “K”, “CF”, “�”

A Schützenverein (German for “marksmen’s club”) is a local voluntary association found in German-speaking countries revolving around shooting as a sport, often target shooting to Olympic rules or with historic weapons. Although originating as a town militia, a Schützenverein has no military aspects and in many cases often has a more social than sporting purpose. (1) £200 - £300

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299* Military Compasses. A WWI ofﬁcer’s marching compass, the brass and gunmetal case with war department arrow and numbered 55196, additionally scratched with initials RDE, in a brown leather case stamped ‘Pulley & Powell 1916’ and inscribed RDE, together with another WWI compass stamped with patent numbers and engraved with initials J.S.V.M., in brown leather case, a WWI ofﬁcer’s wrist compass, in a nickel plated case, 45 mm diameter plus 6 later compasses and a 1920s clinometer by Watkins and compass by Hicks, in brown leather case (10)

301* Munition. An inert 4.5 Inch Naval round for a British QF gun, brass cartridge case manufactured by Royal Laboratories Birtley, with replica green projectile, base of case stamped: “4.5 14051 6 LOT RLB 10/82” “162 war department arrow”, projectile marked (white) “HE”; “LOT /” “RLB 4/87”

£200 - £300

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302* Munition. An inert 4.5inch Naval round for a British QF gun, the brass cartridge case manufactured by Royal Laboratories Birtley, with replica blue practice projectile, base of case stamped “4.5 14051.06 LOT RLB 2/85 162 war department arrow”, base of case stencilled (black): “GD 0685” “SHELL GD 0285”, Projectile marked (white) “TP”; “4.5” “LOT 01”

305* Munition. An inert WWII German 88 mm projectile round for the 8.8 cm antiaircraft gun, khaki/grey painted projectile in brass cartridge case with inertia operated nose time fuze, the fuze engraved “Zt.ZS/30 Fg”, Projectile stamped: “41 bfr (over) gtn”; “68A11”; “FE” Base of case stamped: “25”; “P150”; “1937”; “6347

Sold with a safety certiﬁcate by Ordnance Consultancy Service, 9 March 2016. (1) £100 - £150

303* Munition. An inert 4in Naval Round, ammunition for British QF 4.5 Inch Naval gun, brass cartridge case manufactured by Edward Curran & Co., Cardiff, with replica green projectile with 1/2” yellow band to centre, base of case stamped “4IN MKS 16 & 21 GUNS”; “2 (over) war arrow” “LOT (over) 476”; “ECC”; N (over) 1954, Projectile marked (white) “4”; “HE SUB”

306* Munition. An inert ammunition for a British QF 4.5 Inch Naval gun, brass cartridge case manufactured by Royal Laboratories Birtley, with green unﬁred projectile and brass and steel fuze, No. 208, 2 inch blue band to centre of projectile and 1 inch brown band to nose, base of case stamped “4.5”; “145051 6 LOT (over) 153 RLB 3”, base of case stencilled (black) “RNB 143”; “GD 4-83”; “SHELL LOT 69”; “PRAC N7 A2” “BATCH 78”, the projectile stamped “REQN B4 2513”; “4.5 IN SHELL HE FA” “RLB” 4/1967\”; “B4/514/E761/D” “4/4 2/E”; “SERIAL No. 746”, fuze engraved: 208 MK 6/2”; “208 MK 8/7 BW.53 LOT 92 009112”; “SAFE”

Sold with a safety certiﬁcate by Ordnance Consultancy Service, 9 March 2016. (1) £150 - £200

304* Munition. An inert British round of ammunition for a 17 pounder QF gun, brass, bottle-necked cartridge case with ﬁred armour piercing (AP) projectile, the projectile painted black with I” white tip and 1/2” red and white bands to nose, cartridge case manufactured 1950, projectile stencilled (white): “17 PR G” “732” “JMB 1/39” Projectile stencilled (red): “T”, base of case stamped: “17 PR”; “M48”; “LOT” “FZ”; “1950”, together with an inert British round of ammunition for a 17 pounder QF gun, brass, bottle necked cartridge case with replica armour piercing, discarding sabot (APDS) projectile, cartridge case manufactured by Edward Curran & Co., Cardiff, 1942, projectile stamped “APDS”; “17 PR”; War Department Arrow I”, “ECC”; “1942”; “CF” (2)

£100 - £150

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307* Pickelhaube. A WWI Imperial German Guards pickelhaube, the black leather skull with brass eagle helmet plate with the banner Mitt Gott Fur Koenig und Vaterland” (With God for King and Fatherland), with silver star with black enamel eagle and the motto Suum Cuique (To each his own), brass spike top and red and black cockades, brass chin scales, original cloth lining (1)

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£300 - £500

Lot 310

309* POW Water Bottle. A WWII water canteen, the oval lightweight aluminium bottle engraved ‘P.O.W. 2nd Lt. A.J. Jones Royal Corps of Signals Tan Jong Priok Batavia Java, P.O.W. From March 8th 1942 to ... 194 ...’ the latter left unengraved, with a Signals insignia, the neck stamped 8865, with stopper, 25 cm high 184350 2nd Lieutenant A.J. Jones, Royal Signals was captured by the Japanese and interned at Tanjong Priok Prisoner of War Camp in Java from 8 March 1942, his release date is unknown. (1) £100 - £200

310* Practice Bayonet. A WWI practice bayonet, a very good example, blued steel with war department arrows and various markings, spring end and half stocked, overall length approximately 160 cm (1)

£100 - £150

308* Pickelhaube. A WWI Prussian pickelhaube, with pressed steel helmet plate, black leather skull and spike top, retaining one cockade, the lining perished and the helmet in a generally tired condition (1)

£150 - £200

311* Riding Crop. A Victorian Brigg of London riding crop, bamboo with 18ct gold collar engraved “From the Blue Nile 1900”, another gold mount engraved with initials G.G., 61.5 cm long A ﬁne example, probably owned by a traveller and made using bamboo from the Nile brought back to be made into a luxurious riding crop. (1) £200 - £300

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313* Scouting. A bronze Baden-Powell wall plaque circa 1910 by Waller Hubert Paton (1863-1940), the rectangular plaque cast with Baden-Powell standing with a stick in one hand incised ‘BP By Hubert Paton 1910’ lower right, 31.5 x 16 cm (1)

312* Royal Navy. An Edwardian Naval Ofﬁcer’s coatee, with Gieve, Matthews & Seagrove Ltd tailors label indistinctly stamped C I Warden?, brass king’s crown buttons with fouled anchor, trousers and bicorn hat, with gold bullion detail (1)

£100 - £150

£200 - £300

314* Scouting. A bronze ﬁgure of a Boy Scout, modelled outstretched with hat in one hand and stick in the other standing on a rocky base, unsigned, 33 cm high, mounted on an oval wooden plinth, overall height 38 cm high (1)

£100 - £150

315* Scouting. A bronze ﬁgure of a Boy Scout 1929, modelled standing in uniform whilst resting on a stick, the naturalistic case signed S W Ward Wallis and dated 1929, 32 cm high mounted on a wooden plinth, overall size 37 cm high Christie's London, 8 June 1983 (lot 301). Samuel William Ward Willis was born in London. He attended the West London School of Art and then the Royal Academy Schools, 1890–5. He completed a number of public commissions for venues in Britain and abroad and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum holds his work. Exhibited RA, RSA, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, RMS and RBA. Lived in Parkstone, Dorset. (1) £200 - £300

316* Scouting. A bronze ﬁgured of a Boy Scout circa 1920, modelled holding his hat in one hand and stick in the other on a naturalistic base, 19.5 cm high, mounted on a circular wooden plinth with a silver plaque engraved ‘Presented to Scoutmaster G.A. Lowe in grateful recognition of services rendered to the Boy Scout movement’, overall height 26 cm Provenance: Christie’s, London, 1 December 1999 (lot 145). (1) £200 - £300

320* Scouting. A Kodak Boy Scout folding camera, 127 ﬁlm bellows camera numbered 99805, in excellent condition with original green leather case, together with two Boy Scout 3-draw telescopes, one with brass casing stamped ‘The B.P. Teliscout 315245 Regd’, 36.5 cm long (fully extended), optics clear on both and each with brown leather case

317* Scouting. A circular bronze Baden-Powell plaque, cast with a proﬁle facing left inscribed ‘The Chief Scout’, the outer border engraved ‘Birmingham & District Association of Boy Scouts, Annual Sports, Stave Drill Competition, Runner Up 1916’, 11 cm diameter, mounted to an oak base, 13 cm diameter, together with an early 20th-century gilt metal Baden-Powell wall plaque circa 1920, presented in a period glazed oak frame, 32 x 26.5 cm, a pair of brass Baden-Powell chimney ornaments, 26 cm high plus a collection of Baden-Powell and Scouting decorative ceramics including a small pottery vase by Horace Elliott for Denby circa 1900, with incised decoration ‘Mafeking Relieved’, impressed marks to base, 9 cm high, a Coalport bisque porcelain bust of BadenPowell, limited edition number 355 / 1500, 16 cm high, four crested china scouting ornaments, decorative scouting tins and other items (a carton)

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£100 - £150

318* Scouting. A collection of Boy Scout and Baden-Powell badges and medals and associated items, including a ‘Thanks Badge’ circa 1911 in 9ct gold, silver and bronze 25 x 25 mm, 7 pin badges each showing a photographic portrait of Baden-Powell similar pendants, prize medals, 13th Hussars chromed cigarette case, similar tobacco box and other items (a carton)

321* Scouting. A set of Britains lead Boy Scout ﬁgures circa 1910, comprising ﬂag-bearer, bugler, 14 scouts including one carrying a sword, the others all with a stick, approximately 50 mm high, playworn condition (16)

£100 - £200

322* Scouting. An Edwardian cast iron circular pub table, with relief cast portrait busts of Baden Powell above a cartouche with the initials BP, 73 cm high x 62 cm diameter

319* Scouting. A collection of Boy Scout, Baden-Powell and Boer War silver teaspoons, including three silver teaspoons, Shefﬁeld 1909, each with a Boy Scout terminal, 11.5 cm long, three BadenPowell silver teaspoons, including one with the bowl of the spoon engraved ‘Mafeking relieved May 17 1900’, six silver teaspoons each with a Boer War General to the terminal, combined weight 227g (13)

£100 - £150

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£200 - £300

£100 - £150

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323* Scouting. An Edwardian cast iron umbrella stand, cast with Baden Powell in uniform, 71 cm high (1)

£150 - £200

325* WWII Germany. WWII German M44 tunic breast eagle cloth badge together with Krim Shield, green backing, awarded to military personal ﬁghting under Manstein in the Crimea campaign against the Russian army, plus P38 Magazine, WWII Waffenampt stamped WaA135 Mauser

324* Ubsdell Family. A wig by Ravenscroft belonging to Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell (born 1872), ﬁnely woven horsehair barrister's wig with twin tails, printed maker's label and ink ownership label inside, overall length 40 cm, width 18 cm, together with a set of falling bands, housed together in the original black and gilt oval tin carrying case, hinged lid lettered inside 'Ravenscroft, Law Wig & Robe Maker, Lincolns Inn, London.' and on outside 'Thurlow R. Ubsdell Esqre.', rubbed tin with dented lid

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£100 - £150

326* Tank Corps. A WWI tank crew anti-splinter face mask belonging to Private Sidney James Morris, Tank Corps, the leather mask with latticed eyepieces, chain mail and leather ties, retaining some original face paddings, 15 cm long, afﬁxed with Tank Corps cap badge, a scarce original piece

An alumnus of Jesus College, Cambridge, Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1898. He served on the Western Circuit (second Lieutenant, R.A., 1900), in the South African War, 1898-1902 (Lieutenant, 1902), and in WWI (Major, R.F.A.; Staff Captain; D.S.O., 1918; mentioned 4 times in despatches; Ofﬁcer, Legion of Honour). See lot 527. (1) £150 - £200

Provenance: 201130 Private Sidney James Morris and then family descent. A copied newspaper cutting is included with the lot, titled ‘Survivor of 1916 Tank Horror Dies’ ... Mr Sidney Morris a former bus driver and taxi owner, of 19 Dennis Road, Westham, Weymouth has died. He was in his 70s. In World War I, he drove one of the ﬁrst tanks to go into action in France, and his tank was one of the ﬁrst to be hit by a German armour-piercing shell in 1916. He was the only survivor of the tanks crew. He was wounded, and the shock of its incident caused him to lose his hair overnight. It grew again in time ...’ Tank crew anti-splinter face masks were introduced during WWI to protect British tank drivers from shrapnel inside tanks when hit by enemy shells. (1) £1,000 - £1,500

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ANTIQUE GUNS

Lot 327

330* Musket. An early 19th-century military percussion musket, the 98.5 cm circular smooth bore barrel with proof marks, plain steel sidelock, brass furniture, fully walnut stocked stamped 668 L1CT with sling straps, action working, 137.5 cm, with ramrod (1)

£200 - £300

327* Carbine. An American Civil War Gallager’s Patent percussion carbine, the 56 cm circular steel riﬂed barrel with sight, the side plate stamped ‘Gallager’s Patent July 17th 1860’, ‘Manufactured by Richardson & Overman. Philada’, numbered 7423, walnut stock, with underlever action for loading and steel percussion cap compartment, saddle bar and ring, overall length 99.5 cm, action in good working order (1)

£400 - £600

331* Pistol. A George III flintlock pistol, the 12.5cm circular steel barrel with traces of Damascus twist figuring, the casing engraved with garlands, with a concealed trigger, chequered slab grip with silver shield cartouche and steel ramrod, action needs attention, cocks but will not fire, stock cracked, overall length 24 cm (1)

328* Gun lock. An 18th century steel snaphaunce lock, stamped London (probably made for the Tower Armouries) and foliate scrolls, pitted, 14cm long, together with a ﬁve stage powder and shot measure, brass stamped ‘Shot Oz’ with ebony handle 13cm long plus a middle eastern steel powder ﬂask, bound in brass wire with sprung cover, 12cm wide (3)

332* Pistol. A George III period flintlock officer’s pistol by John Richards, Strand London, the 22.5cm octagonal steel barrel engraved ‘Strand London’ with proof marks, the sidelock engraved ‘Ino Richards’, with push-on safety catch, brass engraved triggerguard with urn terminal and thimbles, fully walnut stocked with flattened grip, with steel ramrod, action in good working order, knocks and bruises to the stock, overall length 36 cm

£100 - £200

329* Gun. A 19th-century ﬂintlock musket, probably an Indianmade piece with 160 cm circular barrel, ﬂintlock action and fully stocked with brass bands, overall length 198 cm (1)

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£200 - £300

John Richards is recorded as working at 114 Strand (corner of the Savoy Steps) between 1775 and 1777; 25 Strand between 1778 and 1780; 4 Ball Alley, Lombard Street between 1781 and 1783; 54 Strand (near the Adelphi) between 1752 and 1805; and at 55 Strand between 1809 and the year of his death in 1821. (1) £500 - £800

£100 - £150

336* Pistol. An early 19th-century English percussion pocket pistol by Durs Egg, the 7.5cm circular steel barrel with a steel hammer, brass casing signed D. Egg, London, steel trigger guard, light walnut slab grip inlaid with an oval white metal escutcheon, overall length 19cm

333* Pistol. An early 19th century English ﬂintlock cavalry pistol, the 22.5cm circular steel barrel (pitted), with plain steel lockplate, fully walnut stocked with brass furniture, ﬂat butt and lanyard ring, action working, the stock has a replacement piece and knocks and bruises, overall length 40cm (1)

Durs Egg (1748-1831) was born in Switzerland before residing in England. Egg established his gunsmith business in London in 1772 and was noted for his ﬂintlock pistols and the production of the Ferguson riﬂe. (1) £300 - £500

£300 - £500

334* Pistol. An early 19th-century English percussion belt pistol, the 15cm octagonal barrel with traces of Damascus twist ﬁguring, scroll engraved side hammer and casing, steel belt hook to the opposite side, blued steel engraved trigger guard, chequered walnut grip with white metal escutcheon and lions head butt cap, with swivel ramrod, action working, barrel pitted and polished, split to the grip, overall length 28cm (1)

£300 - £500

337* Pistol. An early 19th century English percussion pocket pistol, the 4cm circular turn-off barrel with a later inscription ‘CW-2928’, with casing engraved ‘London’, the opposite with gunmaker (but illegible), walnut slab grip, action working, overall length 15.5 cm, together with two further percussion pocket pistols, both in working order (3)

335* Pistol. An early 19th century English percussion pocket pistol, the 7cm octagonal steel barrel with proof marks, dolphin engraved hammer, scroll engraved casing, chequered walnut grip with white metal cartouche and butt cap, overall length 17cm (1)

£150 - £200

340* Revolver. A late 19th-century Belgian 6-shot pinfire revolver, the 9cm octagonal, cylinder and casing line engraved, folding trigger and composite grips moulded with flowers and shells, side ramrod, part of one grip missing, overall length 19cm, together with a smaller Belgium 6-shot pinfire pistol with 4cm barrel, folding trigger and wooden grips, action working, overall length 14cm (2)

£150 - £200

338* Pocket Pistol. An early 19th-century English percussion pocket pistol by Blanch, London, the 5 cm circular steel turn-off barrel with steel casing engraved Blanch, the opposite side London within foliate scrolls, rounded chequered walnut grip inset with a white metal cartouche, action in good working order, overall length 15.5 cm (1)

£200 - £300

341* Revolver. A 19th-century American 5-shot revolver, matching serial numbers 58195 (throughout), the 16cm octagonal steel barrel stamped ‘Manhattan Firearms Co. Newark N.J. Patented March 8. 1864’, the cylinder engraved for oval cartouches each bordered by ﬂoral garlands and stamped ‘Patented Dec 27 1859’, brass triggerguard and backstrap, wooden grips, action working, overall length 31cm together with a later WWI American brown leather holster dated 1918 (1)

£700 - £1,000

339* Revolver. A 19th century Belgium 6-shot revolver, the 14.5cm circular steel barrel with Liege proof marks, blued steel cylinder, chequered wood grips and ornate lanyard ring, with side ramrod, action working, overall length 30cm (1)

£200 - £300

342* Revolver. A 19th-century American 6-shot pepperbox revolver by Manhattan Firearms Company circa 1850, the 6cm steel barrel stamped ‘Cast Steel’, the hammer stamped ‘Manhattan F.A. Mfg Co New. York’, with foliate engraving, steel trigger guard, walnut grips, action working, overall length 15cm (1)

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£200 - £300

343* Revolver. A 19th-century American 6-shot revolver by Remington & Sons, the 16cm octagonal steel barrel stamped ‘Patented E. Remington & Sons. Ilion, New York. U.S.A., New-Model’, steel casing and cylinder, brass trigger guard stamped ‘L’ and wooden grips, action working, overall length 37cm (1)

£500 - £700

345* Revolver. A 19th-century American Colt 5-shot 28 Roots patent side hammer revolver, the 7.5cm octagonal steel barrel stamped ‘Colt’s Pt 1853, Address Col. Colt Hartford Ct. U.S.A.’, steel casing, the cylinder with traces of engraving showing a gunﬁght and numbered 9763, the butt also numbered 9673 with wooden grips, action working, overall length 22cm, in a worn brown leather holster (1)

346* Revolver. A 19th-century American transitional 6-shot revolver by Massachusetts Arms Company, the 8cm circular blued steel barrel numbered 1141 and dated 26 November 1850 with steel casing stamped ‘Mass Arms Co Chicago Falls’, foliate engraving and side hammer, the steel plate incorporated into the wooden grip stamped ‘Wesson’s & Leavitt’s Patent’, action working, overall length 26 cm

344* Revolver. A 19th-century American 6-shot revolver by Smith & Wesson, the 8cm octagonal blued steel barrel stamped ‘Smith & Wesson. Springﬁeld Mass’, the cylinder stamped ‘Patented April 3 1855, July 5 1859 & Dec 13 1863’, wooden grips, the butt stamped 78086, action working, overall length 19cm (1)

£500 - £700

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347* Sporting Riﬂe. A Victorian percussion sporting riﬂe, the 83 cm steel barrel pitted and worn, hammer and sidelock engraved with foliate scrolls, chequered walnut stock, with ramrod, action working, overall length 124.5 cm (1)

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£100 - £150

348* Pistols. A fine pair of percussion (converted from flintlock) double barrel pistols by Thomas Aston, Birmingham circa 1810, the 19cm side by side barrels with Damascus twist figuring, gold inlaid gunsmith lozenge to each barrel, the tang engraved with foliate scrolls, the lockplate engraved ‘T Aston’, push-safety catch, fully walnut stocked inset with a silver family crest depicting a crowned heraldic dragon holding a cross, the ramrod holder floral engraved and hallmarked for Birmingham 1810??, the trigger guard finely engraved, chequered grip with rounded butt, overall length 36cm, housed in a fine mahogany gun case with recessed brass handle, green baize lining, retaining many tools including turnscrew (1)

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£3,000 - £4,000

EDGED WEAPONS 349* Bayonets. A Franco-Prussian War French Chassepot bayonet, with matching serial numbers S 94909, 57.5 cm yataghan blade, hook quillon and brass guard, 71 cm, in its steel scabbard, together with a WWI period French Gras bayonet, numbered T 3916, lacking scabbard plus a WWII jungle knife, stamped ‘Endure Josh Beal & Sons Cast Steel Shefﬁeld’, the composite grip with war department arrow, in its brown leather sheath dated 1943 (3)

£70 - £100

350* Bayonets. A French Chassepot bayonet, with matching serial numbers stamped FG 66696, dated 1871 along the top edge of the blade, in its scabbard, together with another Chassepot bayonet numbered 333 on the hilt and struck through, unengraved top edge of the blade, the scabbard not numbered, plus two French Gras bayonets with matching serial numbers, 77817 and 90939 each with scabbard (4)

£100 - £150

352* Fighting Axe. A 19th century Indian Bullova ﬁghting axe of the Choto Nagpur, the moustache-shaped head with decorative brass ﬁtting and spike terminal, on hardwood haft with brass mount, overall length 95.5 cm (1)

£150 - £200

354* Indian Sword. A 19th century Indian gauntlet sword (Pata), the 87 cm, double edge blade with iron gauntlet and strap hinged to the upper end that goes around the arm, overall length 119 cm (1)

351* Court Sword. A Victorian court sword, the 80 cm steel blade by H Poole & Co, Saville Row, London, etched with military trophies and foliate scrolls, cast brass shell guard depicting grifﬁns, elaborate knucklebow, brass wire bound grip and knights helmet pommel, overall length 94 cm, with sword knot, in its black leather scabbard with brass mounts, together with another Victorian court sword by F.P Scholte, Saville Row, London plus an Elizabeth II period Masonic ceremonial sword by Wilkinson Sword Ltd (3)

£150 - £200

£200 - £300

353* Prussian Sword. A WWI Prussian army ofﬁcer’s sword, the 79cm slightly curved steel blade plain and slightly pitted, brass stirrup hilt with oak leaf decoration, wire-bound black celluloid grip and lion head pommel inset with red glass eyes, overall length 92cm, in its black metal scabbard

355* Japanese Dirk. A WWII period Japanese naval ofﬁcer’s dirk, the 21 cm steel blade with copper habaki, brass cross guard, faux ﬁsh-skin wire-bound grip, overall length 33.5 cm, in its brown leather scabbard with brass mounts

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358* Japanese Sword. A WWII Japanese Shin Gunto, the 69.5 cm curved steel blade stamped 41838, brass habaki, bronze tsuba integral to the simulated metal “cord” bound grip with faux menuki, stamped with Koishiwaka (Tokyo) and Kokura Arsenal marks, overall length 92 cm long, in its ﬁeld green painted scabbard numbered 41838 (1)

356* Japanese Katana. A Japanese katana, the 69 cm steel blade signed on the tang with 5 characters, with copper habaki, bronze tsuba with ﬁve petal cherry blossom decoration, similar fuchi, cord bound grip with ﬁsh skin and petal menuki, the blade retaining a good hamon, overall length 96.5 cm long overall, in its metal scabbard with gilt bronze mounts (1)

£600 - £800

357* Japanese Short Sword. A Japanese wakizashi probably late Edo Period (16031867), the 48.5 cm blade with a single fuller, copper habaki, the tang signed, iron tsuba retaining some decoration in relief and signed, ﬁsh-skin grip bound in cord, overall length 63.5 cm, its black lacquered saya, lacking kozuka (1)

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£300 - £400

£300 - £500

359* Officer’s Sword. A Victorian officer’s levee sword, the 83.5 cm steel blade by E Thurkle, Soho, London, etched with VR cypher and scrolls, brass triple bar guard with VR cypher, wire-bound fish-skin grip with stepped domed pommel, overall length 96.5 cm, in its steel scabbard (1)

£150 - £200

360* Pesh Kabz. A collection of edged weapons formed by Sir James Glasgow Acheson C.I.E., comprising a Pesh Kabz, the 22.5cm steel blade with niello type geometric decoration, bone grip and engraved backstrap, 33.5cm overall, in its brass covered scabbard, together with a similar dagger plus a horn handle whip, presented in a recent frame with paper insert giving biographical information about Acheson Sir James Glasgow Acheson, C.I.E., joined the Indian Civil Service in 1912 as Assistant Magistrate, United Provinces. He had a number of posts throughout his career retiring from service in 1945, Acheson died in 1973. (1) £200 - £300

361* Police Sword. A Victorian Constabulary sword, the 59.5 cm curved steel clipped steel blade, with brass knuckle bow and ﬁshskin grip, stepped pommel, overall length 73 cm, in its black leather scabbard with brass mounts (1)

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£100 - £150

362* Prussian Sword. A fine pre-WWI Prussian Artillery Officer’s sword, the 82 cm slightly curved steel blade by W.K & C., with a spear point and finely gilded bearing the inscription ‘Eisenhauer Damast-Stahl’, ‘E. Watren s/l. A. neoen Du-Mont 1890, the opposite side with military trophies, the remainder of the blade with a watered steel finish, brass stirrup hilt and langets, wire-bound fishskin grip and domed pommel, overall length 95 cm, with remains of sword knot, in it’s black painted steel scabbard (1)

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363* Prussian Sword. A Prussian Artillery Ofﬁcer’s sword, the 78 cm slightly curved blade with cast brass langets, knuckle bow and lion head back strap, wire-bound ﬁsh-skin grip, overall length 91 cm, in its steel scabbard (pitted) (1)

£400 - £600

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£100 - £150

364* Prussian Sword. A Prussian model 1889 Infantry Ofﬁcer’s sword, the 80.5 cm straight steel blade with double fuller, hinged Prussian eagle folding guard, the black celluloid grip wire-bound with Kaiser Wilhelm II cypher, knuckle bow and angled steel pommel, overall length 96 cm, with gold bullion sword knot, in its black painted steel scabbard (1)

£200 - £300

365* Russian Kindjal. A WWI Cossack Kindjal dated 1918, the 44 cm slightly curved steel blade with double fuller and stamped A A to one side the opposite side with makers mark and dated 1918, the brass mount stamped 23. 20. M.A.E., wooden grip stamped 2118 35, overall length 59.5 cm, in its black leather scabbard with brass muzzle ring stamped 92, the edge of the blade showing signs of heavy combat (1)

£200 - £300

366* Side Arm. A Victorian drummer’s side arm of the South Wales Borderers, the 47 cm double edge blade with brass gothic hilt with VR cypher and stamped ‘2.S.W.B. B.14. 11. 73’, overall length 60.5 cm, in its black leather scabbard with brass mounts numbered ‘13’ (1)

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£100 - £150

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367* Sword. A 19th-century cavalry sabre probably Indian issue, the 76.5 cm slightly curved steel blade stamped Enﬁeld, with crude brass guard and traces of brown leather grip, overall length 91 cm, in its steel scabbard (later painted black and gold) (1)

£100 - £150

368* Sword. A 19th-century German cavalry sword, the 79.5 cm slightly curved steel blade by Clemen & Jung, engraved with Bremen coat of arms, military trophies and scrolls, brass guard and wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip, overall length 92.5 cm, in its steel scabbard (1)

£100 - £150

369* Sword. A 19th century Indian Mounted Artillery sword, the 68 cm curved steel blade with brass guard and iron grip, overall length 79 cm, in its brown leather scabbard with brass mount but missing chape, blade showing signs of heavy combat (1)

£100 - £150

370* Sword. A 19th-century Prussian cavalry sabre, the 84 cm curved steel blade stamped S&K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum), steel guard and wire-bound leather grip, overall length 97.5 cm, in its black steel scabbard with cord sword knot (1)

£200 - £300

371* Sword. A 19th century Prussian cavalry sword, the 90 cm curved steel blade stamped S&K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum Solingen), steel guard, wire-bound leather grip, overall length 107 cm, in its steel scabbard, ﬁnished in black (1)

£100 - £150

372* Sword. A 20th century Brunei ofﬁcer’s sword by Wilkinson Sword London and numbered 102635, the 83 cm straight steel blade by Wilkinson Sword London, etched with Brunei crest and scrolls, nickel plated guard, wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip, stepped domed pommel, overall length 98.5 cm, with sword knot, in its plated scabbard with related hat, shoulder cords and belt (1)

£200 - £300

373* Sword. A British 1821 pattern cavalry sword, the 89 cm slightly curved steel blade with pipe back and spear point, with triple bar guard and wirebound leather grip and plain steel domed pommel, overall length 102.5 cm, in its steel scabbard (pitted and buffed) (1)

£100 - £150

374* Sword. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry ofﬁcer’s sword, the 84 cm steel blade by Ranken & Co, Calcutta, etched with the VRI cypher and scrolls, brass guard with VRI cypher, wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip and stepped pommel, overall length 99 cm, in its steel scabbard (pitted) A type used throughout the Sikh Wars and Indian Mutiny. (1)

£100 - £150

375* Sword. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry ofﬁcer’s sword, the 82 cm slightly curved blade by Webb of London, etched with VR cypher and scrolls, brass folding guard with VR cypher, wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip and stepped domed pommel, overall length 97 cm, in its brass scabbard (dented) (1)

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376* Sword. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry ofﬁcer’s sword, the 82.5 cm slightly curved blade by Buckmaster 3 New Burlington Street, London, etched with VR cypher and scrolls (pitted), brass folding guard with VR cypher, wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip and stepped domed pommel, overall length 97.5 cm, in its brass scabbard

381* Sword. An 1821 pattern light cavalry sword, the 88 cm slightly curved steel blade piped back and spear point, traced of engraving but the blade heavily polished, steel guard and wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip, steeped domed pommel, overall length 101.5 cm, in its steel scabbard (pitted and polished)

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£100 - £150

377* Sword. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry ofﬁcer’s sword, the 79.5 cm slightly curved steel blade by Landon, Morland & Landon, etched with VR cypher and scrolls (blade pitted and worn), brass guard with VR cypher and wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip, stepped domed pommel, overall length 93cm in an associated leather and brass scabbard by Wilkinson (1)

£100 - £150

378* Sword. A Victorian 1885 pattern cavalry troopers sword, the 86 cm slightly curved blade stamped Wilkson, with steel guard pierced with Maltese cross, chequered composite grip, overall length 99 cm, in its steel scabbard (rusted and pitted) (1)

£100 - £150

379* Sword. A Victorian 1885 pattern cavalry troopers sword, the 85 cm slightly curved blade stamped Wilkinson, with steel guard pierced with Maltese cross, chequered composite grip, overall length 98 cm, in its steel scabbard (rusted and pitted) (1)

£100 - £150

380* Sword. A Victorian infantry ofﬁcer’s sword by Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London, numbered 18113, the 82.5 cm slightly curved steel blade etched with VR cypher and scrolls, pierced brass guard with wire-bound ﬁshskin grip and stepped pommel, overall length 97.5 cm long, in an associated steel scabbard (1)

382* Sword. An 1897 pattern infantry ofﬁcer’s sword, the 89.5 cm straight steel blade by Anderson & Sons, 14 George Street, Edinburgh, numbered 4648, with G.V.R. cypher and scrolls, pierced steel guard, wire-bound ﬁshskin grip and chequered dome pommel, overall length 105 cm, in its brown leather scabbard with frog

£100 - £150

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386* Swords. A 19th century Indian Police sword, the 76 cm slightly curved steel blade by F.W. Holier, Solingen, named to ‘G.G. O’Connor Superintendant of Police Nawangar State’, elaborate brass guard, traces of ﬁsh skin grip and lion head pommel, overall length 89 cm, in its steel scabbard (rusted), together with a 19thcentury sword probably Indian Police, the 87 cm slightly curved steel blade with brass guard cast with RP beneath the crown, wirebound wooden grip, 100.5 cm, in its leather and steel scabbard (leather perished) (2)

£150 - £200

383* Sword. An 1897 pattern levee pattern sword, the 82 cm straight steel blade, pain with a single fuller (pitted), steel guard pierced with GR cypher and engraved ‘G.H.S. Hollom 11th Service Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, traces of leather grip, overall length 98 cm, in its steel scabbard

387* Swords. A French model 1830 sidearm (coup choux), the 48.5 cm double edge blade with brass hilt numbered 789, overall length 63.5 cm, in its black leather scabbard lacking chape, together with two Victorian police hangers, one with a scabbard the other lacking, poor condition

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388* Swords. A Victorian 1821 pattern Royal Artillery ofﬁcer’s sword by Henry Wilkinson numbered 60637, the 87 cm slightly curved steel blade with traces of RA crest (pitted and worn), plated steel guard, wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip, overall length 104 cm, in its brown leather scabbard, together with another Victorian Royal Artillery sword by Henry Wilkinson, numbered 54107, plus an 1897 pattern sword by Henry Wilkinson, numbered 45446, both with brown leather scabbard

384* Swords. A 1912 pattern cavalry officer’s sword by Henry Wilkinson numbered G0723, the 89 cm straight steel blade (later plated) with G.V.R. cypher, engraved steel bowl guard, wire-bound fish skin grip and stepped pommel, overall length 110 cm, together with another 1912 pattern cavalry officer’s sword by Hawksworth of Sheffield, overall length 108 cm, in its brown leather scabbard (pitted throughout) (2)

£150 - £200

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385* Swords. A 19th-century American cavalry sword, the 90.5 cm slightly curved steel blade with brass guard and wire-bound leather grip, overall length 104.5 cm, lacking scabbard, together with three swords, all lacking scabbards, comprising 1821 cavalry with pipe back blade, 1821 cavalry and a 19th-century continental cavalry sword (4)

£150 - £200

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389* Swords. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry ofﬁcer’s levee pattern sword, the 81 cm straight steel blade engraved with VR cypher and scrolls (tip broken), brass grip with VR cypher and traces of ﬁsh skin grip, overall length 94 cm, in its steel scabbard, together with a 19th-century Swedish cavalry sword, the 87 cm straight steel blade with single fuller, brass bowl guard pierced along the edge, wire-bound leather grip, overall length 102.5 cm, in its steel scabbard

£100 - £150

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394* Swords. A Victorian officer’s sword by Parker Field & Sons, Holborn London, the 80 cm slightly curved steel blade dated 1868 with cutlers marks, steel guard, wire-bound fish skin grip, overall size 93 cm, in its leather scabbard with steel mounts together with a Victorian officer’s sword, maker indistinct, the 81 cm straight steel blade etched with VR cypher, wire-bound fish skin grip and stepped domed pommel, overall length 94 cm

390* Swords. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the 82.5 cm slightly curved steel blade numbered 96794 and engraved with VR cypher (later plating), brass guard with VR, wire-bound fish skin grip, stepped domed pommel, overall length 96 cm, its scabbard (later plating), together with a Victorian 1845 pattern levee pattern sword by R Stanway, Newcastle, the 83 cm blade etched with VR cypher and scrolls, brass folding guard with VR cypher, wire-bound fish skin grip, overall length 95.5 cm, in its steel scabbard (rusted) (2)

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£150 - £200

397* Swords. A WWI Royal Artillery officer’s sword, the 89.5 cm blade etched with G.V.R. cypher (pitted), plated guard, wire-bound fish skin grip, overall length 105.5 cm, in its brown leather scabbard, together with a South African Royal Artillery pattern office’s sword, the 78 cm plated blade stamped G.D.-P.S. 0717, with coat arms and the motto ‘Ex Unitate Vires’, plated guard, wire-bound fish skin grip, 95 cm, in its brown leather scabbard with frog

£150 - £200

393* Swords. A Victorian customs ofﬁcer’s sword, the 60.5 cm curved steel blade with brass guard and remains of wooden grip, overall length 73 cm, together with two 1821 light cavalry swords, both but down for use as a cutlass, one by Robert Mole the other by Reeves, approximately 70 cm long, all lacking scabbard (3)

£200 - £300

396* Swords. A WWI period 1897 levee pattern sword by Samuel Brothers Ltd, the 82 cm straight steel blade etched with G.R.V. cypher, pierced guard, wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip, overall length 97 cm, in its brown leather scabbard, together with two 1897 swords, each with brown leather scabbard

£150 - £200

392* Swords. A Victorian 1885 pattern cavalry troopers sword, the 86 cm slightly curved steel blade indistinctly stamped (pitted), guard pierced with Maltese cross, chequered composite grip, overall length 100.5 cm, in its steel scabbard, together with a 1908 pattern cavalry troopers sword, the 88.5 cm straight steel blade with Enﬁeld marks, steel bowl guard, chequered brown composite grip, overall length 110 cm, in its steel scabbard (2)

£150 - £200

395* Swords. A Victorian Rifle Volunteer officer’s sword, the 83 cm slightly curved steel blade etched with strung bugle (pitted), plated guard with strung bugle, wire-bound fish skin grip, overall length 99 cm, in its plated scabbard, together with an 1827 pattern Rifle Regiment officer’s sword by Thurkle, overall length 99.5 cm, in an associated leather scabbard plus another Victorian Rifle Volunteer officer’s sword, overall length 99 cm

£100 - £150

391* Swords. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry officers sword by Firmin & Sons, the 82 cm slightly curved steel blade etched with VR cypher, brass guard with VR cypher, wire-bound fish skin grip and stepped domed pommel, overall length 97 cm, in its steel scabbard, together with a Victorian Artillery officer’s sword, the 82 cm slightly curved plain steel blade with steel guard, wire-bound fish skin grip, overall length 98 cm, in its steel scabbard (2)

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398* Swords. An 1821 pattern Royal Artillery ofﬁcer’s sword, the 87.5 cm slightly curved steel blade by J.B. Johnstone, Sackville Street London & Dublin, etched with arms of the Royal Artillery, steel guard and wire-bound ﬁsh skin grip, overall length 102.5 cm, in its steel scabbard, together with a Victorian 1845 pattern sword by Hamburger Rogers & Co, overall length 103 cm, in its steel scabbard (poor condition)

403* Swords. A Victorian 1885 pattern cavalry trooper’s sword, the 87 cm slightly curved steel blade stamped Weyersberg Solingen, with several other stamps, guard pierced with Maltese cross, chequered composite grip, overall length 101 cm, together with another 1885 pattern sword with Enﬁeld and War Department stamps, overall length 98.5 cm (tip of blade rounded), plus an 1853 pattern cavalry sword, overall length 104.5 cm, all lacking scabbard

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399* Swords. A WWI period 1897 pattern infantry ofﬁcer’s sword, the 84 cm straight steel blade by Hawksworth Shefﬁeld, pierced guard and wire-bound leather grip, overall length 99.5 cm, in its brown leather scabbard, together with two further 1897 pattern swords, each with brown leather scabbard (3)

404* Third Reich Sword. A 1930s Third Reich police ofﬁcer’s sword, the 83.5 cm straight steel blade stamped Herm. Rath Solingen, plated knuckle bow (pitted), horn grip bound in copper wire, oak leaf and German insignia to the grip, overall length 97 cm, with silver bullion sword knot, in its black painted steel scabbard with leather hanging strap

£150 - £200

400* Swords. An 18th-century small sword, the 77.5 cm triangular hollow blade with cut steel guard (damaged) and hilt and urn pommel, overall length 95.5 cm, together with another 18thcentury small sword with wire grip (painted in black), overall length 101.5 cm, plus a 19th-century court sword with foliate cast brass hilt, overall length 89 cm, all lacking scabbard (3)

£200 - £300

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401* Swords. A 1912 pattern cavalry officers sword, the 83 cm blade by Army & Navy Cooperative Society, numbered 13397, steel bowl engraved with foliate scrolls, fish skin grip and plated pommel, overall length 103 cm, in its brown leather scabbard, together with another 1912 pattern sword with camouflage painted guard, poor condition (2)

£100 - £150

402* Swords. A Victorian 1845 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the 83 cm slightly curved steel blade by Grindlay & Co, 55 Parliament Street London, engraved with VR cypher and scrolls, brass guard with VR cypher, wire-bound fish skin grip (some loss) and stepped domed pommel, overall length 98 cm, in its brass scabbard together with another 1845 pattern infantry officer’s sword by Daniels & Thompson, Jermyn Street London, with folding guard, overall length 98 cm, in its steel scabbard (rusted) (2)

£200 - £300

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405* Third Reich. A WWII German SA dagger, the 22.2 cm blade by ‘Aug. Merten. Ww Solingen G.R.’, etched Alles für Deutschland’, wooden Holbein grip inset with eagle and SA insignia, and pommel and top nut, overall length 34.5 cm, in its scabbard (pitted) with hanging strap (1)

407* WWII Kukri. A WWII military kukri dated 1941, the 32.5 cm curved steel blade stamped M.I. 41, wooden grip stamped SA 177 with brass rivets, green painted butt cap, overall length 45 cm, in its brown leather scabbard stamped and dated 1941 the accompanying brown leather frog stamped and dated 1942

£200 - £300

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406* WWI Sword. A WWI officer’s sword, the 88 cm steel blade by Fenton Brothers, Sheffield, with plated triple bar guard, wire bound fishskin grip and stepped pommel, overall length 104 cm, in its brown leather scabbard (1)

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THE WILLIS “BILLY” EMERY (1944-2022) FIGHTING KNIFE COLLECTION 411* Fighting Knife. A collection of six American ﬁghting knife / bayonets, all with black composite grip, comprising J.S. M5A1 Milpar Col, US M5 Milpar Col, US M7 Boc, US M7 Imperial, US M4 Aerial and US M7 Milpar, each with a green sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (6) £200 - £300

412* Fighting Knife. A collection of six American M4 ﬁghting knife/bayonets, all with black composite grip, comprising KM4, US M4 Bren-Dan, US M4 TNM (2), US M4 Imperial, US M4 Conetta, each with a green sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (6) £200 - £300

414* Fighting Knife. A Fairbairn-Sykes 3rd Pattern Fighting Knife by Cooper, Shefﬁeld, 18 cm blade, straight steel guard stamped B 45 with war department arrow, Cooper Hefﬁeld England C, brass ribbed grip stamped 2, overall length 29.5 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £100 - £150

408* Fighting Knife. A 3rd Pattern Fighting Knife by Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London, blackened steel, the 18 cm blade etched with the Wilkinson Sword trademark and E.II.R. royal coat arms, straight guard and steel chequered grip, overall length 30 cm, with brown leather scabbard The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £300 - £500

409* Fighting Knife. A collection of ﬁve American ﬁghting knife/bayonets, all with black composite grip, comprising K-M5A1, Colt’s 62316 Hartford Conn USA Made in Germany Aerial, Imperial and US M7 Conetta, each with a green sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (5) £200 - £300

410* Fighting Knife. A collection of six American ﬁghting knife / bayonets, all with black composite grip, comprising US M5 Aerial, Colt’s 62316 Hartford, Conn USA (2), M5 Imperial, M6 Imperal and West German US M4, each with a green sheath

413* Fighting Knife. A Fairbairn-Sykes 3rd Pattern Fighting Knife, 17.4 cm blackened steel blade (tip missing), straight steel guard stamped 21 with war department arrow, brass ribbed grip numbered 2, overall length 29 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £100 - £150

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415* Fighting Knife. A Fairbairn-Sykes 3rd Pattern Fighting Knife by Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London, the 16 cm blackened steel blade etched ‘The F-S Fighting Knife’ on the ricasso, the opposite side with the Wilkinson Sword trademark (indistinctly marked), steel straight guard and ribbed grip, overall length 28 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

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416* Fighting Knife. A late 20th-century ﬁghting knife, the 17.8 cm watered steel blade numbered 943 with engraved plated guard and leather roundel grip, overall length 30 cm, presented in a ﬁtted oak box with accompanying FS watered steel belt buckle numbered 943 The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

418* Fighting Knife. A Tom Beasley commando ﬁghting knife by Wilkinson Sword Ltd, circa 1946, the 17 cm steel blade etched on a three-part banner ‘Hand Forged by Tom Beasley The Famous Sword Smith of Stalingrad Sword Fame’, the reverse with Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd trademark and ‘Commando Fighting Knife World War 1939-1945’, oval brass crossguard, amber celluloid grip and gilt metal top nut, 29.5 cm overall, in its leather and brass scabbard

417* Fighting Knife. A late 20th-century Japanese ﬁghting knife, blackened steel, the 17 cm blade with serrations towards the guard stamped Seki Japan and Al Mar, straight guard and ribbed grip (1)

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The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. Tom Beasley knives were produced between 1946 and 1947 to promote Wilkinson’s ‘Empire Razor’ campaign. There are three versions of this knife with the ‘three banner’ being the ﬁrst type. Tom Beasley joined Wilkinsons in 1884 and spent his entire career with the company forging blades for swords and knives. was a famous swordsmith who was commissioned in 1943 to make the “Stalingrad Sword” which was presented by King George VI to Joseph Stalin in honour of the Russian troop’s defence of the city of Stalingrad. Tom Beasley knives were made for showroom displays. (1) £700 - £1,000

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419* Fighting Knife. A Victory Series Presentation Fighting Knife by Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London, the 18 cm blued steel blade etched with the Wilkinson Sword trademark and ‘In Honour of World War II Victory In Europe 8 May 1945, the opposite side ‘“ Mission Fulﬁlled” General Dwight D. Eisenhower’ straight brass guard and brass chequered grip, overall length 30 cm, brown leather sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £300 - £500

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422* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 fighting knife dated 1943, 16.5 cm blade stamped ‘U.S. M3 Imperial 1943’, angled steel guard, leather roundel grip, flat pommel, overall length 29 cm, brown leather sheath stamped ‘U.S. M6 L&C 1943 FJA’, together with a US M3 Pal and US M3 Utica fighting knife, both lacking sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (3) £200 - £300

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423* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 Imperial fighting knife, 17.2 cm blade stamped faintly stamped ‘... Imperial’, angled steel guard stamped ‘US M3 Imperial’, leather roundel grip, flat pommel, overall length 29.8 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M. Co.’, inscribed Durham Co 18030476, together with Imperial fighting knife, the pommel stamped with flaming grenade, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M. Co’, plus a US M3 Aerial Marinette Wis fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M.Co’ The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (3) £200 - £300

420* Fighting Knife. A WWII 3rd pattern B2 ﬁghting knife, the 17 cm steel blade with straight steel guard stamped B2 with war department arrow, ribbed alloy grip numbered 1, overall length 29 cm, with brown leather sheath

424* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 Imperial fighting knife, 17.1 cm blade stamped, angled steel guard stamped ‘US M3 Imperial, leather roundel grip, flat pommel stamped with flaming grenade, overall length 29.8 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 PWH.’, together an Imperial fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1’ plus a US M3 Camillus fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘U.S. M8A1 PWH’

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

421* Fighting Knife. A WWII American alloy ﬁghting knife, the 17 cm steel blade with integral alloy guard and ribbed grip, 30 cm long, with brown leather sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (3) £200 - £300

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425* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 ﬁghting knife dated 1943, 17 cm blade stamped ‘U.S. M3 Imperial 1943’, angled steel guard, leather roundel grip, pommel stamped with ﬂaming grenade, overall length 29.5 cm, brown leather sheath stamped ‘U.S. M6 Milsco 1943 8’

429* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M4 Camillus fighting knife/bayonet, 16.8 cm blade, steel guard with muzzle ring stamped ‘US M4 Camillus.’, leather roundel grip, flat pommel stamped ‘X’, overall length 29.2 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 B.M. Co.’, together with another Camillus fighting knife/bayonet stamped ‘120 S’, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 P.W.H’ and additionally stencilled ‘38’

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (2) £200 - £300

426* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 Kinfolks fighting knife, 16.8 cm blade stamped ‘U.S. M3 Kinfolks Inc’, angled steel guard, leather roundel grip, pommel stamped with flaming grenade, overall length 29.5 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 M Co’, together with another Kinsfolks Inc fighting knife, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 R.M.Co’, plus a US M3 K1 fighting knife, green sheath

430* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M4 KI fighting knife/bayonet, 17.2 cm blade, steel guard with muzzle ring stamped ‘US M4 K.1.’, leather roundel grip, flat pommel stamped ‘S’, overall length 29.6 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M. Co.’, together with M4 PAL fighting knife/bayonet, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M. Co’, plus a Camillus fighting knife with green sheath stamped ‘U.S. M8 B.M.Co’

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (3) £200 - £300

427* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 Pal fighting knife, 16.7 cm blade stamped ‘U.S. M3 PAL 1943’, angled steel guard, leather roundel grip, flat pommel, overall length 29.2 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 PWH.’ , together with a Pal fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 BM Co’ plus a Utica fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8A1 PWH’

431* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M4 Imperial fighting knife, 16.8 cm blade with angled steel guard, leather roundel grip, overall length 29.5 cm, green sheath stamped ‘U.S. M8 B.M.Co’, together with a Utica fighting knife, green sheath stamped ‘U.S M8A1 B.M.Co’, plus another American fighting knife,

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (3) £200 - £300

428* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 Utica fighting knife, 17 cm blade stamped, angled steel guard stamped ‘US M-3 Utica’, leather roundel grip, flat pommel stamped with flaming grenade, overall length 29.6 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M. Co.’ , together with another Utica fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 Viz’, plus a US M3 Boker fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 P.W.H’

432* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M4 Utica fighting knife / bayonet, 16.8 cm blade, steel guard with muzzle ring stamped ‘US M4 Utica.’, with flaming grenade, leather roundel grip, flat pommel, overall length 29.2 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1.’ , together with another Utica fighting knife / bayonet, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 P.W.H’, plus a US M3 Case fighting knife, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M.Co’

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (3) £200 - £300

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433* Fighting Knife. A WWII American Marine Raider Stiletto, the 17.5 cm steel blade with integral alloy straight guard and chequered grip, overall length 30.5 cm, in brown leather sheath stamped U.S.M.6. SBL Co 1943 The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £400 - £600

434* Fighting Knife. A WWII Australian ﬁghting knife by William Thomas Whittingslowe, the 19.3 cm steel blade with traces of blackening and stamped on the ricasso DD with war department arrow and WE, the opposite side with a horizontal arrow, steel guard and alloy ribbed grip, 32 cm long, brown leather sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £300 - £500

435* Fighting Knife. A WWII Australian ﬁghting knife probably Gregsteel Factory or Ernst Brothers, the 20.5 cm steel blade with straight steel guard, wooden grips with three rivets, overall length 31.5 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

436* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 1st Pattern Fighting Knife by Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London, the 17 cm blade etched ‘The F-S Fighting Knife’ on the ricasso, the opposite side with the Wilkinson Sword trademark, “S” guard and steel chequered grip, overall length 30 cm, with brown leather scabbard The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £700 - £1,000

437* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern B2 Fighting Knife, 17.5 cm blackened steel blade, straight guard stamped B2 with war department arrow, blackened brass chequered grip, overall length 30 cm, with brown leather scabbard The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £300 - £500

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438* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife, 16 cm blackened steel blade, straight guard and blackened brass chequered grip, overall length 28.5 cm, with brown leather scabbard

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444* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife by Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London, the 17 cm blade etched ‘The F-S Fighting Knife’ on the ricasso, the opppsite side with the Wilkinson Sword trademark, straight guard and steel chequered grip, overall length 30 cm, with brown leather scabbard

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £400 - £600

439* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife, 17.3 cm blade, straight steel guard and brass chequered grip stamped 4 with war department arrow, overall length 29.7 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

440* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife, 14.5 cm blade (tip missing), straight steel guard and brass chequered grip, overall length 27.2 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

441* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife, 17.2 cm blade, straight steel guard and brass chequered grip, overall length 30.5 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

442* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife, 17.4 cm blade, straight steel guard and silvered chequered grip, overall length 29.8 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

443* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife, the 17.8cm blackened steel blade with straight guard and blackened brass chequered grip, overall length 30 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

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445* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Fighting Knife by Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London, the 16.5 cm blade etched ‘The F-S Fighting Knife’ on the ricasso, the opposite side with the Wilkinson Sword trademark, blackened brass straight guard and chequered grip, overall length 30 cm, with brown leather scabbard The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1)

£400 - £600

446* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairbairn-Sykes ‘Beaded and Ribbed’ Pattern Fighting Knife, 17.5 cm blade, blued steel straight guard brass grip with 9 beaded bands, overall length 30 cm, with brown leather scabbard The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1)

£600 - £800

447* Fighting Knife. A WWII Fairburn-Sykes 2nd pattern ﬁghting knife by Wilkinson Sword London, the 17.2 cm blade etched with FS logo to one side and Wilkinson’s to the opposite side, platted steel straight guard and chequered grip, 29.5 cm, brown sheath (1)

£700 - £1,000

448* Fighting Knife. A WWII OSS blackened steel stiletto, the 17.6 cm steel blade with ‘S’ shape guard stamped ‘Shefﬁeld England’ chequered grip, overall length 30 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1)

£300 - £500

449* Fighting Knife. A WWII OSS stiletto, the 15.5 cm steel blade with straight guard and chequered grip, overall length 27.8 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1)

£300 - £500

450* Fighting Knife. A WWII period 3rd pattern B2 ﬁghting knife, the 17 cm steel blade with staight steel guard stamped B2 with war department arrow, ribbed alloy grip, overall length 29 cm, with brown leather sheath The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1)

£200 - £300

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451* Fighting Knife. A WWII period 3rd pattern B2 ﬁghting knife, the 16.2 cm blackened steel blade with staight steel guard stamped B2 with war department arrow, ribbed blackened brass grip, overall length 29 cm, with brown leather sheath

457* Fighting Knife. A WWII American M3 Imperial fighting knife, 17.1 cm blade stamped ‘US M3 Imperial’, angled steel guard, leather roundel grip, flat pommel, overall stamped with flaming grenade, overall length 29.8 cm, green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A.’, together with Imperial fighting knife, in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 A1 B.M. Co’, plus a US M3 K1 fighting knife in green sheath stamped ‘US M8 B.M.Co’

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £200 - £300

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (3) £200 - £300

452* Fighting Knife. A WWII period 3rd pattern fighting knife by R Cooper, Sheffield, the 17.7 cm blackened steel blade with straight steel guard stamped ‘R Cooper Sheffield England’, blackened brass ribbed grip, overall length 29.5 cm, brown leather sheath

458* Fighting Knife. A Fairbairn-Sykes 3rd Pattern Fighting Knife by John Nowill & Son, the 18 cm blade with straight brass guard and ribbed grip with cross keys trade mark, overall length 30 cm. together with three further 3rd pattern knives, all lacking scabbard

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £100 - £150

The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (4) £300 - £500

453* Fighting Knife. A WWII period American Camillus fighting knife, 17 cm blade stamped ‘US M3 Camillus’ the 1943 date almost erased, angled guard and leather roundel grip, overall length 29 cm, brown leather sheath stamped ‘US/ M6 SBL Co 1943’, together with an American M3 Case fighting knife, green sheath, plus US Imperial fighting knife, green sheath (3)

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£200 - £300

454* Fighting Knife. A WWII wooden grip ﬁghting knife, the 15.4 cm steel blade with straight steel guard, black painted wooden ribbed grip, brass top nut, overall length 27.9 cm The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £100 - £150

455* Fighting Knife. An American Garand bayonet, the 25 cm steel blade stamped AFH US with flaming grenade, straight guard, composite grip, overall length 36.5 cm, black painted scabbard with US flaming grenade insignia, together with another Garand bayonet plus three Italian M4 fighting knives and an American fighting knife with chequered aluminium grip (6)

£200 - £300

456* Fighting Knife. An American V42 ﬁghting knife, the 18.5 cm blackened steel blade with thumbpiece, lozenge steel guard, leather roundel and brass grip, spike pommel, 31 cm long The Willis “Billy” Emery (1944-2022) Fighting Knife Collection. (1) £100 - £150

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MILITARY EPHEMERA

459* Bagdatopulos (William Spencer, 1888-1965). Jemadar Mir Dast, I.O.M. leading his platoon to the attack in the Second Battle of Ypres, watercolour and gouache on paper, signed lower left, 36.5 x 51.5 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 55 x 70 cm The original work from Deeds that Thrill the Empire. After leading his platoon with great gallantry during the attack on April 26th, 1915, in the second Battle of Ypres, Jemadar Mir Dast, I.O.M., of the 55th Coke’s Rifles (Frontier Force), attached to the 57th Wilde’s Rifles (Frontier Force), collected various parties of the regiment, when no British officers were left, and kept them under his command until the retirement was ordered. Later in the day, he displayed remarkable courage in helping to carry eight British and Indian officers into safety, whilst exposed to very heavy fire. For his most conspicuous bravery and great ability Jemadar Mir Dast was awarded the V.C. (1) £300 - £500

460* Davis (G. H. 1881 - 1963). Cross-sectional drawing of the passenger liner “Southern Cross”, 1954, watercolour and gouache drawing of the liner in cross-section with an inset illustration of her underway, additional inset panel for the ship’s cinema lounge, lacking, signed and dated by the artist to the middle right, slight staining, 460 x 740 mm, mounted, together with another similar of the “Empress of England”, two inset panels, both blank, signed and dated (1956) by the artist to the middle left, 455 x 745 mm, mounted, with another showing 20 ocean liners in proﬁle, with inset panels for each ship giving its name, tonnage, builders and date of launch, only nine panels completed, some staining, 440 x 740 mm, mounted, each drawing on artist’s board

461* Paulin (George H, 1888-1962). Soldier 51st Highland Division 1926, bronze, modelled a WWI soldier in service uniform holding a rifle with helmet and field kit on the naturalistic base, signed and dated 1926, 39 cm high Provenance: David Cohen Fine Art. George Henry Paulin (1888-1962) was a Scottish sculptor commonly known as Harry, he was born in Clackmannanshire, Scotland in 1888 and educated at Dollar Academy from 1900-1905. He displayed great artistic talent and attracted the attention of his neighbour who was the artist Sholto Johnstone Douglas. Douglas encouraged the family to send Harry to Edinburgh College of Art which attended. Harry travelled extensively and visited Paris and Rome and later attended the L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris for a year. At the outbreak of WWI Harry returned to Scotland from Italy and enlisted in the Lothians and Border Horse as a Trooper. In November 1914 he was trampled by a horse and invalided out of the army in December. He reenlisted with the Royal Flying Corps as an Observer and Navigator. In 1918 he transferred to the Royal Naval Air Service as Lieutenant and later that year in the Royal Air Force as a role of intelligence. Post-war Harry was commissioned for many war memorials including the Kirkcudbright war memorial and the 51st (Highland) Division which is erected in Newfoundland’s Field of Remembrance at Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. The memorial which is a huge sculpture identical to the smaller bronze offered for sale commemorates the soldiers of the 51st Division killed during WWI. It is located near Y Ravine, Beaumont-Hamel which was the position of the Division’s first major victory on 13 November 1916 during the Battle of Ancre in the closing stages of the Battle of the Somme. (1) £2,000 - £3,000

Produced for, and published in ‘The Illustrated London News’. (3) £200 - £300

462* Grineau (Bryan De, 1883-1957). Beaumont-Hamel 1916, original drawing on paper featured in the Illustrated London News on 13 January 1917 (page 41), showing a battle scene with a hail of big bombs on German trench defences, inscribed ‘November 20th 1916 wire cutting before the capture of BeaumontHamel, trench mortars cutting wire at 3 pm November 20th in preparation for the attack ... drawn on the spot by Capt. C.W. De Grineau R.F.A. 1916’, image size 37 x 61 cm, framed and glazed, frame size 60 x 84 cm Provenance: David Cohen Fine Art, The Great War Exhibition, King’s Street Galleries, Catalogue No 71, November 1988 (gallery label to verso). Original drawing by Bryan De Grineau showing battle scene 1916 at Beaumont Hamel. The battle took place were the 51st Highland regiment memorial sits today. (1) £500 - £700

463* Leonard (Major Terence James, 1890-1972) Intelligence Corps. An archive of documents, letters, pamphlets, photographs, watercolours, medals and ephemera relating to Major T.J. Leonard, WWI and WWII, including Total Intelligence or Studying Form. Essay on the German Character, by T.J. Leonard, several confidential reports bound together, 1943-44 (3 copies), a passport to enable travel to Russia, 1912 discharge certificate from the 28th London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles) Territorial Army, 1915, commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps, 1915, and Lieutenant Army Officer Reserve, 1922 (with stamped signatures of George V), Intelligence Corps typescript Examination sheet, 2nd June 1917, several leaves in English and German manuscript, one detailing what information is required during night raids on enemy trenches, translations of captured letters, documents and letters relating to the Inter-Allied Administrative and Plebiscite Commission, Upper Silesia, 1922, medals comprising 1914-15 Star (3186. Pte. T.J. Leonard, 28-Lond & R,’, British War and Victory medals (Lieut. T.J. Leonard), a small collection of regimental cap badges including Intelligence Corps and two Artists’ Rifles (brass and white metal), plus other booklets, propaganda publications and related, together with a collection of 15 WWII watercolour and gouache paintings identifying various German uniforms, 1942-43, including Senior Sgt Major (staff) and Junior H Cpl, Infantry Private and SS Feldwebel (Sergeant), Private Tanks and S/M Artillery, Sgt Major Inf S.S, SS Unterscharführer - Corporal, Panzer division, German Air Force Pilot, Lieutenant Tank Regiment (peacetime), Trooper Tank Regiment, and others, all but one signed and dated by various artists comprising: G Higginson; J Thompson and G.H.H, all roughly 76.5 x 56 cm (30 1/8 x 22 ins) Interesting archive of material from Major T.J. Leonard, Intelligence Corps in both World Wars. Terence Leonard spent three years working in Russia before the First World War, initially joining the Artists’ Rifles before joining the Army Service Corps in Salonika and in 1917 the Intelligence Corps, where his chief work was as an examiner of German prisoners. After the war he became an Officer Interpreter for the Inter-Allied Plebiscite Commission in Upper Silesia, Germany from 1920-22, and afterwards lived in Paris until the outbreak of the Second World War, when he returned to England and joined the Intelligence Corps again, with the rank of Captain. He gave talks and produced pamphlets on the German character and enemy identification as well as the watercolours of German soldiers in uniform, which he used to illustrate in his talks. During an interrogation he acquired some fake buttons and a ring with a German cross from German prisoners trying to escape (items included in the archive). In 1944 he was transferred to the newly formed Education Branch of the Control Commission for Germany, analysing German textbooks, and from 1945-50 he wrote a number of articles for the British Zone Review. (archive) £400 - £600

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464 Message (Colin, compiler). Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840. Alphabetical Roll of Recipients, privately published by Colin Message in association with J.B. Hayward & Son, 1996, original blue cloth gilt, oblong folio, together with The Naval and General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840, [by John Kenneth DouglasMorris], 1994-5 reprint, press cutting at front, original cloth, 4to, plus Commissioned Ofﬁcers in the Medical Services of the British Army 1660-1960, 2 volumes, The Wellcome Historical Medical Library, 1968 (4)

£100 - £200

465* Noon (Steve). ‘Bromhead’s Bayonet Charge’, colour print numbered 31/100, showing the heroic defence of Rorke’s Drift on 22 / 23 January 1879, signed by the artist and numbered in margin, sheet size 32 x 46 cm, together with two further signed prints by the same artist, comprising ‘It’s Time To Go Lad’ (Arnhem Bridge) numbered 66/100 and ‘Quite a Leader’ (Arnhem), 38/100, both 32 x 46 cm, all unframed (3)

£70 - £100

467* Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps. Roll of the Lyncombe or Seventeenth Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps, 1860-79, a long rolled vellum document on seven conjoined sheets, being a Form of Oath for enrolment to the Somersetshire Volunteer Rifles, with 370 signatories' names of enrolled members to recto and 187 signatories' names to verso, some names struck through, including numerous sworn in and resignation dates written beside many of the names, document dimensions 433 x 22.5 cm (length x width), contained in original black painted tin, inscribed in white on the lid and main body 'Lyncombe or Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps', tin height 24.5 cm, together with a Victorian leather cartridge pouch bearing the applied silver coat of arms of the City of Bath in low relief, 21 cm long

466* Presentation Album. Visite en France, des réprésentants Anglais du Service des Gaz, Aout-Septembre 1917, circa 1917, 7 typed pamphlets tied-in, 6 entitled ‘Visite de la mission Militaire et Scientiﬁque Anglaise’, menu tied-in, 5 mounted hand-written and typed letters with letterheads including the Trench Warfare Research Department London, Conservative Club SW1, approximately 30 silver gelatin prints (mostly mounted, some loose, some full-page), numerous mounted postcards, manuscript captions, original burgundy half morocco gilt, some wear, oblong 4to

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£300 - £500

468* Ward (Richard, 1916-1993). S.S. Canberra, Falklands 1982, watercolour and gouache, showing the P&O liner in her new role as a troop ship during the Falklands War, signed lower right, 13.5 x 20.5cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed together with another watercolour & gouache by the same artist showing RMS Arundel Castle, Union Castle Line 1921, signed lower right, 13.5 x 20.5cm mount aperture

A ﬁnely bound presentation album for a British diplomatic visit to France during WW1. (1) £500 - £700

Richard Ward (1916-1993), produced artwork for the Brooke Bond tea picture card series, aircraft illustrations for ‘Proﬁles’ series of magazines and cards for Noel Tatt; he served during WWII in the RAF and produced artwork for BR (SR) post-WWII series. (2) £200 - £300

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470* World War II Posters. A collection of WWII posters including ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’, circa 1941, 13 colour lithographs promoting the importance of not sharing information, printed for H.M Stationery Office, titles include: Keep mum - she’s not so dumb!, Keep it under your hat!, along with ‘He’s in the Silent Service - are you?’, ‘Danger Enemy ears are listening’, ‘“Spot at Sight” Chart No 1 & 2 Enemy Uniforms’, sizes from 38 x 25.2 cm (15 x 10 ins) to 76 x 50.4 cm (29 7/8 x 19 7/8 ins), together with two maps: North-West Germany, 2nd edition, The British Army of the Rhine and a map of Paris produced by The War Office, 1942, first edition (1 folder)

471* WWI Cartoons. A collection of 68 WWI handpainted cartoons many with the artist’s initials G.W.H. circa 1913/16, various subjects including airships, Kaiser, hunting, costumes, Royal Navy, tanks, all watercolour on paper or card including one showing a man leaning on a lampost with three searchlights over houses titled ‘The Zeppelin Searchlights Belated Tope “Blowed if there Aint Three Moons”’, signed and dated 1914 lower right, 22 x 14 cm, plus a menu card titled ‘The Kaiser’s Grand Birthday Celebrations’ the courses all humorous for example ‘Shrapnel Soup A La Joffre’ and ‘Scuttle-Fish form Kiel’, 22 x 13 cm

469* World War I Photography Archive. An archive of 65 exhibition colour photographs relating to Ypres, The Somme and Gallipoli, by Tony Linforth-Hall, c. 2000-2005, showing battleﬁelds as they appear today, alongside war memorials and some with composite images, presented as exhibition prints with printed captions, all framed and glazed, the largest frames 83 x 146 cm, the smallest approximately 69 x 83 cm

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The series of three exhibitions were all held at Imperial War Museum North between 2002 and 2005. Each exhibition display comes with an introductory exhibition board and one biographical display board. The Ypres series contains twenty-one pieces, all from 35mm transparencies, the prints 40 x 56 cm or the reverse. The Somme series comprises twenty-four pieces including 7 from 35mm panoramic transparencies, 38 x 90 cm. The Gallipoli series comprises twenty pieces including ten made from 120 ﬁlm panoramic transparencies, 51 x 122 cm. Provenance: Tony Linforth-Hall. (approx. 50) £2,000 - £3,000

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472* WWI Diaries. A collection of WWI and later manuscript diaries kept by Brigadier-General Walter Allason, DSO & Bar, Bedfordshire Regiment, comprising 6 handwritten diaries for the period of August 1914 to 1916 probably written up at a later date but containing original WWI notes written by Allason on Army Message Form paper, very descriptive with various actions recorded including the events surrounding his second award bar for the DSO in September 1916 on the Somme, he records ‘It was a magnificent fight. The hill was converse so that you could only see a few yards. It was a case of moving from shell hole to shell hole and only very discipline enabled the advance to be made at all. On our right and left the troops who should have assisted failed to advance so the whole credit of the capture of Falfemont ridge, which French said they could not advance, belongs to the Bedfords’ with accompanying newspaper cuttings, various photographs, dinner menu for 52nd Infantry Brigade Party on 22 February 1919, inscribed ‘Brig. Gen. W. Allason D.S.O.’ and signed with over 25 attendees, diagrams relating battles plus five original Mentioned in Despatches certificates, a fascinating record of a senior officers WWI service

473* WWII Army Fire Service. A WWII photograph album, inscribed ‘This album is the property of Headquarters Army Fire Service’, containing approximately 100 black and white photographs, various sizes, snapshot to 26 x 20.5 cm, many with typed captions for example ‘Fire Fighting Demonstration 13 Fire Fighting Coy (Home)’, ‘Kallance Airﬁeld Singapore, 20,000 Tons 100 Oct petrol - Loss 200 Tons No Foam Used’, ‘Jap Petrol Installation Paulr Brani Island Off Singapore’, contained in a period leatherette album, 27.5 x 37.5 cm (1)

£150 - £200

Major Walter Allason was born in London in 1875, he was educated abroad and privately. He joined the 1st Bedfordshire Regiment in 1896 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1898. He served in South Africa from 1899-1900. He served on the Western Front and was present at Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne, the Aisne, Givenchy, Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Hill 60 and the Somme in 1916. He was wounded four times, mentioned in despatches four times and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette, 18 February 1915), he was also awarded the bar to the DSO (London Gazette, 14 November 1916) when he executed an attack with the greatest initiative and resource, thereby enabling a strong enemy position to be captured. He handled his battalion with great skill throughout the operations. He was given the Brevet of Colonel on 1 January 1919 and was appointed to command the 51st Bedfordshire Regiment on the Rhine in April 1919. Allason was also a keen Polo player for Middlesex and represented the South vs North of England. He won the “Ofﬁcers’ Cup” at Aldershot Riﬂe Meeting in 1911. (6) £300 - £500

474* WWII Civil Defence. Ordnance Survey map for Southampton 1939, 12 inches to 1 statute mile, printed on rolled paper laid on linen with key for reference and another for Docks Division, all these annotated in colour in the relevant areas, inscribed verso 12” Soton marked depots up to date: Intelligence Centre’, 203 x 177 cm (1)

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & HISTORICAL MEDALS

475* George V Crown, 1933, reverse with a crown surrounded by a circle of roses and thistles joined by shamrocks, very ﬁne (1)

£100 - £150

478* South Africa 1894. ½ Pond gold coin, very ﬁne, converted to a fob and suspended from a woven hair watch chain with yellow metal T bar, catch and mounts (1)

£200 - £300

480* Sovereign. Victorian 1893 full gold sovereign, very ﬁne, presented in a modern 9ct gold mount to wear as a pendant, suspended on a gold-plated chain (1)

£200 - £300

481* Victoria Golden Jubilee, 1887. A bronze medal by L.C. Wyon after Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, the obverse with a bust of Victoria facing left, the reverse enthroned ﬁgure of Empire surrounded by standing ﬁgures representing industry, science and art, 80 mm diameter in a red tooled leather case, together with a bronze British Empire 1924 medal, cased and other commemorative medals 476* Greece. Athena Tetradrachm Owl, circa 454-404 BC silver coin, with original Seaby receipt dated 1981 (1)

479* Sovereign. George V 1913 full gold sovereign, very ﬁne (1)

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477* George III (1760-1820). Pre-1816 issue gold Quarter-Guinea coin, 1762, misshaped therefore very ﬁne (1)

£200 - £300

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Lot 485

482* Visit of Napoleon III to London, 1855. A bronze medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, the obverse with conjoined busts of Napoleon III and Eugenie facing three-quarters left, the revese showing Britannia introducing France to Londinia, 76mm, in a ﬁtted tooled leather case (1)

£150 - £200

483* Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897. A fine pair of bronze medals by F. Bowcher for Spink & Sons London on behalf of the Corporation of London, the obverses with bust of Queen Victoria facing left, the reverses showing Londinia with attendants presenting a garland to a seated Britannia, both 76mm, about extremely fine, presented in a fitted double tooled leather case (1)

£200 - £300

486* Mixed Medals. St Thomas’s Hospital, London, Cheselden Medal bronze medal by William Wyon, the obverse with a profile bust of William Cheselden facing right, the obverse showing a male cadaver on an operating table, 73 mm, together with a mixed collection of commemorative and prize medals including a Victorian bronze medal awarded by the science and art department for proficiency in science, 39 mm diameter, presented in a yellow metal pendant with glass lunettes and a fine fitted leather case, a Victorian bronze medal for local prize for success in art awarded by the department of science and art, the rim engraved ‘Thomas Dewson Birmingham Stage 18a 1856’, 54 mm diameter with a tooled leather case, International Health Exhibition medal 1884, cased, and miscellaneous medals including a large uniface medal with conjoined busts of Napoleon and Marie Louise, 140 mm, The Hunters’ Improvement Society silver gilt prize medal awarded to Mrs D. Parsons, Badminton Farmers’ Club 1901 in a fine red leather display case, Birmingham Photographic Society silver uniface prize medals (2), 79 mm diameter and other medals

484* Russia. A Count Alexander Suvorov Italian Campaign medal 1799, gilt bronze by C.H. Kuchler, 48 mm diameter, the obverse with a cuirassed bust of Suvorov facing right, the legend ‘Alex. Suworow Princ. Ital. Com. Rimniks.’, the reverse showing Mars standing whilst holding the hand of the liberated Italy seated on a globe and a cowering Napoleonic soldier to the left with the legend ‘Italie Liberator MDCCXCIX’, some areas of wear, good very ﬁne and scarce Count Alexander Suvorov Italian Campaign medal was produced at Matthew Boulton’s Soho manufatory in 1799. The medal was struck to commemorate the victory of General-Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov (1729-1800) over French troops in Italy. (1) £200 - £300

485* Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, 1688. A cast silver medal by George Bower, the obverse with a cuirassed bust of William facing right with legend ‘ GVILIELMVS. III. D.G. PRIN. AVR. HOL. ET. WES. GVB’, the reverse showing William on horseback leading his army before his ﬂeet at anchor and the legend ‘ERRAS. ASTRÆ. REUISIT’, 49 mm diameter, some wear around the rim, very ﬁne, with original sale ticket

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William III landed at Torbay on 5 November 1688 with 14000 troops for the invasion of England. (1) £200 - £300

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487* The Horace Brown Medal. A gold medal awarded to Sir William Waters Butler, the obvese with a bust of Horace Brown facing right and the legend ‘Horace Tabberer Brown, LL.D., F.R.S., F.I.C.’, makers initials FB, reverse showing barley and wheat with raised inscription ‘The Horace Brown Medal Awarded by the Institute of Brewing’ engraved ‘Sir William Waters Butler, Bart 1937’, 56mm diameter, 114.8g, extremely fine in fitted leather display case, together with three related prize medals, comprising Birmingham & Midland silver gilt medal by John Moore, the obverse with a bust of Sir William Siemens facing left, the reverse showing elevation of the building, enagraved around the rim ‘William Water Butler, Practical Plane & Solid Geometery Theoretical & Applied Mechanics 1890, 67 mm diameter, 148.2g, cased, silver medal for the City and Guilds of London Institute Technical Education, the rim engraved ‘William Waters Butler, Breadmaking, 1st Prize 1894, 51 mm diameter, cased plus a Science and Art Departent bronze medal presented to William Water Butler for Hygiene in 1890, 40 mm diameter, cased Horace Tabberer Brown FRS (1848-1925) was a British chemist. He began his career working at the Worthington Brewery in 1866. His focus was to solve practical brewing problems by employing and developing fundamental scientific principles. His research work considered barley germination, beer microbiology, water composition, oxygen and fermentation, beer haze formation, wort composition and beer analysis. His career lasted over 50 years and he left his mark on virtually all areas of science as applied to brewing. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1889 and from 1890 onward studied the assimilation of Carbon dioxide in plants. He also established the Guinness Research Laboratory in Dublin in 1901. The Institute of Brewing and Distilling awards the Horace Brown Medal to an eminent scientist every three years. The winner is invited to give a lecture called the “Horace Brown Medal lecture”. Sir William Waters Butler, Bart (1866-1939) was born in Birmingham and educated at King Edwards Grammar School, Birmingham. He joined his father’s brewery business which was later amalgamated and became Mitchells and Butlers Ltd, Butler was Chairman and Managing Director of this business along with Chairman of Birmingham Cold Storage Ltd, President of the Institute of Brewing from 1905, and Chairman of the Brewer’s Society from 1908. In 1937 he assisted financially to the School of Brewing a Model Brewery to be used for experimental work and was a generous benefactor throughout Birmingham. (4) £2,000 - £3,000

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488 Foreign Awards. A framed collection of medals comprising, Italy, badge of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, silver and enamel; Italy, Vittorio Emanuelle III Re D’Italia, gold medal, reverse for Ministero D’Istruzione Pubblica, Al Benemerti Della Educazione Popolare, engraved ‘Al Comm Vittorio Rena L’Asiloil Comvne Il Fascio Di Cavallerleone 1927’, 36 mm, approximately 22g; Badge of the Order of the Crown, gold and enamel, 50 mm x 55 mm, with dress miniature awards plus ﬁve French awards including Légion d’Honneur and Croix de Guerre with swords (8)

£500 - £700

490* Honourable East India Company Medal for Egypt 1801, silver, unnamed as issued, flattened loop for suspension, nearly extremely fine The obverse shows a Sepoy supporting the Union flag, an encampment behind, the Persian inscription reads ‘This medal has been presented in commemoration of the defeat of the French Army in the kingdom of Egypt by the bravery of the victorious army of England’. The reverse shows a British ship of the line sailing towards the Egyptian coast, an obelisk and four pyramids to the right. 1439 medals were struck in silver. (1) £700 - £1,000

489* Seringapatam Medal 1799. A fine silver-gilt example awarded to Senior Officers and Officials Honourable East India Company for Seringapatam 1799, silver-gilt, 48mm, Soho Mint issue, presented in an ornate gilt-metal frame (once having lunettes), straight swivel ring suspension, the ribbon with an ornate ‘Seringaptam’ sliding clasp and top brooch, light contact marks to reverse, good very fine

491* Alexander Davison’s Trafalgar Medal 1805. A contemporary silver copy, obverse with a small bust of Lord Nelson facing left surmounting a shield, reverse showing a three-masted man-of-war facing right, 50 mm diameter, together with another medal for the death of Lord Nelson, 1805, white metal by P. Wyon, the obverse with seaman standing beside a tomb, the reverse showing Britannia and Neptune seated beside funerary urn on plinth, 52 mm diameter

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492* A Crimea pair to Paymaster H.C. Medder, Royal Navy, who in 1859 served onboard HMS Princess Royal and was present during a mutiny which led to numerous convictions for “mutinous conduct” Baltic 1854, unnamed as issued, Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (H C Medder. R.N. H.M.S: Princess Royal), contemporarily engraved in large serif capitals, first good very fine, second very fine, mounted on a silver ribbon bar, with copied research

494* An impressive 'Northern Kurdistan' group to Flight Sergeant B.M. Killington, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (245158.3.A.M. B.W. Killington. R.A.F.), General Service Medal, G.V.R., 2 clasps, Northern Kurdistan, Palestine, this loose on ribbon (245158. Sgt. B.M. Killington. R.A.F.), India General Service 1935-39, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 193637, North West Frontier 1937-39 (245158/ F/Sgt. B.W. Killington. R.AF.) ofﬁcial corrections to service number and surname, War Medal, swing mounted as worn, Africa Star, Defence Medal, 19391945 Star, RAF Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (245158. F/Sgt. B.W. Killington. R.A.F.), Iraq Active Service Medal, 1 clasp, swing mounted as worn, very ﬁne and better, presented in a glazed display case with biographical information to verso

Paymaster Henry Courtis Medder was born in Plymouth, Devon in 1838, he joined the Royal Navy and served in various ships including Princess Royal from 1855 to 1859, it was on this ship that he witnessed a mutiny. On 17 November Princess Royal was lying at the jetty, and just about to pay off. Leave was granted to one watch, but the others demanded leave too. All hands were piped on deck, but 140 remained below. The hatches were battened down and the marines from other ships in the harbour were summoned, after a period of great disorder the mutineers surrendered. They were later court-martialled and 109 of them were sentenced to three months of hard labour in Winchester Jail. When order was restored Medder took the name of each man. Medder retired from service in 1870 and died two years later. (2) £600 - £800

245158 Flight Sergeant Bertie William Killington served during the Great War with the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. He continued his service after the war serving in the Middle East. Killington is one of approximately 65 ofﬁcers and 280 airmen who were awarded the scarce Northern Kurdistan clasp for service between the period of 15 March to 21 June 1932. (10) £1,000 - £1,500

493* Five: Private R.F. Wagstaffe, Leicestershire Regiment 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medal, Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., ‘Territorial’ scroll suspension (4859607 Pte. R.F. Wagstaffe. Leicesters.), very fine, swing mounted as worn Four: 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with North Africa 1942-43 clasp, Defence and War Medal, extremely fine, in named card box of issue Four: 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, War Medal, good very fine swing mounted as worn Four: Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medal, with miniature dress awards, good very fine Three: Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Defence and War Medal, extremely fine in named card box of issue with transmission slip (16)

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MEDAL GROUP AND ARCHIVE BELONGING TO SQUADRON LEADER ARTHUR GORDON JONES-WILLIAMS

tail fin, articulated two blade propeller (bent), 30.5 cm wingspan x 17.5 cm long, mounted on a silver half globe showing the flight path on an ebonised base with silver plaque engraved ‘Presented by Mr C.R. Fairey to Sqdn Ldr A.G. Jones-Williams, M.C. in commemoration of the first non-stop flight from England to India 3948 Miles in 50 hours 37 minutes, April 24th - 26th 1929’, overall height 21.5 cm - A brown leather cosh with a silver collar engraved with the recipients initials, 47 cm long Paperwork - The recipients pilot’s log books, log book 1 commencing 11 November 1916, final entry 8 June 1918, log book 2 commencing 8 June 1918, final entry 25 June 1923, log book 3 commencing 29 June 1923, final entry 29 April 1927, total flying time 1906 hours - Royal Air Force Pilot’s Handbook of the Cairo-Baghdad Route published by Government Press, Cairo 1923, inscribed ‘A.G. JonesWilliams 8 Squadron - Two Navigators Log Books, log book 1 for 24 April 1929, final entry 15 June 1929, log book 2 for 17 December 1929 (with a typed Air Ministry letter dated 25 March 1930, to the recipients mother, detailing taking receipt of the log of the Cape Flight) - A large original black and white photograph showing JonesWilliams and his observer Flt Sergt Bedson in DH9A H 3510 over Baghdad 1925, 28 x 37 cm, laid on card and inscribed in pencil with photographers name and dated 1928? - A funeral card for the funeral of Jones-Williams held on 1 January 1930, five large black and white photographs showing colleagues at the funeral (produced for the London News Agency), 20 x 25 cm - Many letters of condolences, newspaper cuttings including an album containing an invitation to the Banquet in Honor of Sir Philip A.G.D. Sassoon at the Hotel Biltmore, New York 3 November 1927 - A brown leather suitcase bearing the initials A.G.J.W. with a luggage label for the Union Castle Line inscribed HC. de Crespigny, London to Beira, 19 September’ containing a huge collection of original paperwork, 6 photograph albums recording the recipients RFC and RAF career, many captioned including aerial photographs of Samawa Operations 1923, aerial view of America during a visit plus several albums of personal family albums, many loose photographs of the recipients as a young RFC officers and advanced service in the RAF - 40 original RAF Message Slips passed between the pilot and observer during the non-stop flight to India, all inscribed

495* The historically important gallantry medal group and archive belonging to Squadron Leader Arthur Gordon JonesWilliams, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force late Welsh Regiment, credited for no less than 11 aerial victories and who was a Captain and MC winner at just 18 years old. Jones-Williams notably was the first pilot to fly non stop from Cranwell to India in 1929, not content with this feat he attempted a further non stop flight from Cranwell to Cape Town in December 1929 however this time tragically killed when his aircraft crashed over French Tunisia, his mother receiving the posthumous and prestigious Aero Club gold medal (which is included in this collection) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military), Officer’s 1st type breast Badge, silver gilt, Garrard & Co, London 1919, in Garrard & Co case of issue Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, with Second Award Bar British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A.G. Jones. R.A.F.) General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., 1 clasp, Kurdistan (F/L. A.G. Jones-Williams. R.A.F.) France. Third Republic, Croix de Guerre with Swords, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, bronze palm emblem on ribbon, second and fourth with edge bruise to the surname, therefore very fine and others good very fine, court mounted and presented in a period brown leather box, together with dress miniature awards Objects - 23 Squadron sweetheart brooch, 18ct white gold and platinum, diamond chippings and blue enamel banner with the motto ‘Semper Aggressus’, 50mm long, blue leather box with a calling card of Squadron Leader A.G. Jones-Williams inscribed in ink ‘many happy returns of the day love’ - RFC sweetheart brooch, yellow metal enamelled in white with green laurel wreath, diamond encrusted wings and red enamel crown, some damage to the enamel, with safety chain, 55mm long, red leather Hunt & Roskell Ltd box - RAF sweetheart brooch, 15ct yellow gold, RAF enamelled in white with green laurel wreath, diamond encrusted wings and red enamel crown, 55mm long, blue leather box - Swimming Medal, bronze for Haileybury College, reverse engraved ‘A.G. Jones-Williams 1914’, 30mm diameter, red leather box - Silver cigarette case, Birmingham, 1915, front engraved with recipients monogram, reverse with a record of RFC service commencing November 1916, No 8 R. Squadron, Netheravon, final entry August 1918, No 65 Squadron, France - Silver cigarette box, hallmarks worn but probably Birmingham 1919, the lid engraved with RAF wings and initials D.O.T., cedar lined, 16 x 8.5 cm - Fairey Aircraft ivorene keyring, the reverse printed with a conversion table for distance -The Royal Aero Club gold medal, the reverse engraved ‘Squadron Leader A.G. Jones-Williams, M.C., Non-Stop Flight England-India 24th 26th April 1929’, 40mm diameter, in fitted green leather case of issue, a framed certificate for this flight is included signed in ink by Philip Sassoon, frame size 27.5 x 39.5 cm - 1920 Fairey monoplane car mascot, chromed with articulated two blade propeller, 20 cm wingspan x 12 cm long, mounted on a wooden base for display - Laminated propeller blade converted to a lidded box, 9.5 cm x 16 cm - Silver trophy, Birmingham 1923, engraved ‘Reid Cup Baghdad November 1924, 1. Mr G.M. Stewart, 2. Captain H.S. Woods, 3. F Lt. Lieut A.G. Jones. Williams , Back, Flying Officer E.R.N. Vintcent’, 12 cm high, presented on an ebonised base - A silver trophy by Mappin & Webb, London 1929, the silver Fairey monoplane with transfer RAF roundels to the wings, fuselage and Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% (Lots marked * 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

Provenance: Morton & Eden, London, December 2003 (lot 203) MC London Gazette 18 July 1917 2nd Lt. Arthur Gordon Jones Williams, Welsh R. and R.F.C. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has continuously shown the utmost dash and gallantry in attacking superior numbers of hostile machines. On one occasion he attacked twelve hostile scouts and succeeded in destroying one and driving down another. MC Bar London Gazette 17 September 1917 ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when engaged in combat with hostile aircraft On several occasions he attacked enemy formations although they were in superior numbers, fighting them in more than one instance single-handed and showing the finest offensive spirit. He drove several machines down completely out of control, fighting until his ammunition was expended.’ Croix de Guerre with Palme London Gazette 5 April 1919 Arthur Gordon Jones-Williams (1898-1929) was born in British Columbia Canada. The Jones-Williams family were one of the distinguished families of Breconshire. Jones-Williams was educated at Haileybury College and Sandhurst. He joined the Welsh Regiment (2nd Lieutenant) before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps on 25 January 1917. He trained with 66 Squadron before transferring to 29 Squadron, he achieved his first eight victories piloting a Nieuport fighter all these victories were against Albatross DIII and DV, he also flew as a wingman do D’Arcy Fowlis Hilton and became good friends with Charles Cudmore.

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In 1928 he was appointed Commanding Officer of 23 Squadron but had developed an interest in long distance flying and record attempts. On 1 January 1928 he was promoted from Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader and between 24 to 26 April 1929 Jones-Williams and his co-pilot Flight Lieutenant Norman Jenkins made the first flight from England to India covering 4130 miles between RAF Cranwell and Karachi in 50 hours 48 minutes in a Fairey Long-Range Monoplane falling only 336 miles short of the world non-stop flight distance record. This achievement was immortalised in various Pathe News recordings. Jones Williams tried to better that record later in the year and died whilst attempting a non-stop flight from Cranwell to Cape Town, South Africa. He crashed at Djnel Lit, Zaghaouan, French Tunisia on 17 December 1929. The archive included in this lot is extensive and it is not possible to list everything. Viewing for this lot is strongly recommended however, if this is not possible Dominic Winter Auctioneers will endeavour to photograph as much as possible. (archive) £25,000 - £30,000

Moving to 65 Squadron he finished the war with another three victories achieved against Fokkers. During May 1917 he was promoted to Flight Commander and awarded the Military Cross. His second award bar was won in lieu in July. He was wounded twice and hospitalised between 14 April to 23 September 1917, having returned home for rehabilitation he once again returned to France to serve as Flight Commander with 65 Squadron. His second victory string came while flying a Sopwith Camel for the squadron and between 5 September to 4 October Jones-Williams was credited for three more Fokker D.VII fighters. Post War service saw Jones-Williams operating an Airco DH.9a in Kurdistan in 1923. On 25 December 1923 he piloted a bombing raid as part of air operations against Sheik Mahmoud who had led a revolt against the Baghdad Government. Part of the formation tasked with attacking the Sheikh’s compound was Samuel Marcus Kinkead DSO, DSC & Bar, DFC & Bar (a South African with 33 victories and Schneider Trophy pilot). He received various commissions on 1 January 1928 from Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader. In 1927 he was aide to Sir Philip Sassoon, Secretary of State for Air and flew him to the United States where he met the President, Calvin Coolidge and the distinguished political and aviation figures including Charles Lindbergh (a signed publication of his book is included with the lot).

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496* WWI casualty group to Private A. Scurr, 2nd Bn Canadian Infantry, who died on 22 April 1915 ‘to faithful warriors comes their rest’ 1914-15 Star (8678 Pte A. Scurr. 2/Can:Inf:), British War and Victory Medals (8678 Pte. A. Scurr. 2-Can.Inf.), Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Albert Scurr’, extremely ﬁne with original card envelope, letter of condolence from Buckingham Palace, Canadian Memorial Cross, reverse engraved ‘3678 Pte. A. Scurr.’, letter of condolence from the Canadian Militia, plus a tribute medal engraved to the recipients and a copied photograph of the recipient 8678 Private Albert Scurr was born in South Hackney, London, he served during the Great War with the 2nd Bn Canadian Infantry, he died on 22 April 1915, Scurr is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium, his headstone is inscribed ‘to faithful warriors comes their rest’. (1) £200 - £300

497* A Hurricane Pilot’s immediate D.F.C. group of four attributed to Flight Lieutenant Victor Smith, Nos. 3 and 198 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, killed whilst flying a Typhoon over Holland in 1943 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1943,1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal together with Air Council condolence letter, extremely fine, sold with copied research and photographs of the grave Provenance: DNW (now Noonan’s) London, 22 September 2000 (lot 775). Please note the card boxes of issue and case of issue mentioned in their description are no longer with the lot. The group was mounted and the boxes misplaced. D.F.C. London Gazette 23 March 1943: ‘This officer has completed 29 sorties over enemy territory at night, often in adverse weather. During these operations he has attacked an anti-aircraft gun post, a railway station and buildings and a convoy of motor vehicles, raking them with machine gun fire. He has displayed great courage, skill and keenness.’ Flight Lieutenant Victor Smith was born in 1915 at Dewsbury, Yorkshire, and was educated at Hitchin Grammar School. He enlisted in 1940 and joined No. 3 Squadron (Hurricanes) as a Sergeant Pilot in 1941, flying night patrols over London and long range night intruder missions over northwest Europe in the summer of 1942. In early June 1942 he overshot at Manston owing to a sudden change in the wind and badly damaged his aircraft, but on the 28th of the following month ‘Damaged a Ju.88 off Haamstede’; on the 29th was ‘Shot at by an armed trawler’; and on the 31st was ‘Attacked by night fighter near Gilze and ship off Haamstede’. On the night of 9/10 August he tangled briefly with a twin-engined night fighter but jettisoned his tanks to hasten a safe getaway. Commissioned Pilot Officer in the General Duties branch, R.A.F.V.R., at the end of August 1942, he coverted with 3 Squadron to Typhoons in early 1943, and was awarded his D.F.C. in March. Operational again from May 1943, he was promoted Flying Officer and over the next three months participated in numerous ‘Rhubarbs’, attacking a variety of targets including rail transport, barges, trawlers, and on one occasion E/R-boats. At the end of August 1943 he was posted Flight Commander with 198 Squardon which at this period was frequently tasked alongside the ‘Bombphoons’ of 3 Squadron for strikes along the Dutch coast. On the night of 1 November 1943 the Operations Record Book of 198 details the hour ‘0800 - ?’ for the following “operation”: ‘In the evening, F/Lt. V. Smith, D.F.C., attended a large party held by 3 Squadron at the West Cliff, Ramsgate. He assumed the dual role of ex pilot of 3 Squadron and 198 Squadron representative and is understood to have bent the elbow and shaken a nifty leg in accordance with the proud traditions of the above mentioned bodies.’ On the last day of the same month a long range sweep was arranged in support of B-17’s making a deep penetration raid in to Germany, the Typhoons of 198 hoping to catch enemy fighters either landing or taking off at the Luftwaffe base of Deelen. Crossing into Holland two aircraft were forced home with engine trouble, leaving Smith and the remaining six Typhoons to sweep in at 200 feet. ‘Suddenly when just a mile from the base a lone Ju.88 appeared right ahead of them at their own height. After a brilliant piece of shooting by Flight Lieutenant Smith, one of the German’s engines caught fire and the Junkers sideslipped into a field. As Smithy and his section swooped over the burning wreckage they could see ‘a philosophic audience of Hollanders’ watching the Junkers burn itself out.’ On 13 December Smith is recorded organising a full scale Squadron celebration at the West Cliff Theatre, complete with ‘Mess Band’, ‘certain selected W.A.A.F.’ and a ‘miraculously large supply of spirits’. A week later he was killed in action during a long range fighter sweep - Ramrod 374 - in support of a B-17 withdrawal from Germany: ‘F/Lt. V. Smith’s aircraft was seen to omit a small amount of blue smoke and drop back. As this was taken to be purely temporary engine trouble no one paid particular attention until a 609 pilot happened to look back and see F/Lt. Smith’s machine crashing vertically into the River Waal near Leekuwen.’ (4) £1,000 - £1,500

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499* A WWI posthumous ‘Battle of Vittorio Veneto’ casualty group to Captain G.H. Richardson M.C., Manchester Regiment, killed in action on 29 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued in fitted case of issue 1914-15 Star (PS-4201 Pte G.H. Richardson. R.Fus:) British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G.H. Richardson.), with named card boxes of issue Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘George Hugh Richardson’, extremely fine with letter of condolence from Buckingham Palace and original packaging, a fine calligraphic MC citation, 3 black and white photographs of the recipient’s grave plus letter of condolence from the War Office dated 27 January 1919 and typed citation from the War Office M.C. London Gazette 6 April 1918 ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of his company after the company commander had been killed. On seeing men of another unit retiring, he rallied them and pressed into defence.’ Captain George Hugh Richardson was born at the Vicarage, Poulton-LeFylde, Lancashire, he served on the Western Front with the Royal Fusiliers (Private) from 14 November 1915 he was commissioned on 4 August 1916 in the 22nd Bn Manchester Regiment (2nd Lieutenant before rising to Captain) moving to the Italian Front. Richardson was killed in action during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto on 29 October 1918. Richardson is buried in the Tezze British Cemetery, Italy. (4) £1,000 - £1,500

498* Four: Sergeant Air Bomber W. Rose, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed in a flying accident whilst serving with 16 Operational Training Unit on the 28 November 1943 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine in named Air Ministry card box of issue addressed to ‘Mrs M. Rose, 18 Saxon Road, Knightswood, Glasgow, W.3.’ Sergeant Air Bomber William Rose was killed whilst serving in Wellington X HE904 on the 28 November 1943, when his aircraft collided with Wellington X3923 during a night training flight over Baynards Green (just north-east of the base), only one of the seven crew survived. Rose is buried in the New Kilpatrick (or Hillfoot) Cemetery, Bearsden. (4) £200 - £300

500* General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 1 clasp, Canal Zone (AC1 C A May (4053257) RAF), extremely ﬁne in card box of issue (1)

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501* “I would rather die a man’s death, than have to feel that I had failed to go through with it or taken a cowardly advantage of a chance to get out of it. Not that I expect to be killed, I have every hope of coming through, providence has been very good to me thus far, thankfully I don’t mind much either way. I think we are unnecessarily afraid of death - I’m only worried because of the pain it would cause to all you at home” - Captain Walter Cornock, 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 1914-15 Star (1906 Pte W.B. Cornock. Glouc Yeo), British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W.B. Cornock.), India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, unnamed, good very fine and mounted on a ribbon bar for wear, with dress miniature awards, a silver prize medal for the “Congreve Challenge Cup” won by the recipient on 17 August 1917, a Gloucestershire Regiment “sweetheart” brooch, regimental cap badge, trench art brass sword mount engraved with the recipients record of service from 1914 to 1922 Original documents including record of service, field medical card, newspaper cutting noting Cornock’s promotion to Lieutenant, a humorous manuscript menu card for the Lewis Gun School Break Up Dinner, Le Touquet dated 15 December 1916, offering several courses including ‘Fish, Whiting A La Somme, “Hun”ion Sauce”, the reverse signed by attendees including Cornock, a letter from his mother dated 21 July 1915, several letters written by the recipient to his father, 1917 and 1918, a typed account of the recipients experience in Spring 1916 whilst serving with the 12th Bn Gloucestershire Regiment in Villars au Bois, near Mount Eloi “it was intensely cold, the air filled with snowflakes as the men went over the top, sheltered to some extent by a creeping barrage”, several photographs of the recipient including a portrait of the recipient in WWI service dress, three signed letters from Vera Brittain (1893-1970) WWI nurse and author of the 1933 bestseller “Testament of Youth” which recounted her experiences during WWI. The letter thanks Cornock for his letter regarding the Testament of Youth, also letters written from Sir Philip Gibbs (1877-1962) author and WWI reporter and Sir Harold Boyce MP, newspaper cutting reporting Cornock coming to the aid of an employee who had been injured in a road traffic accident, Cornock saved his life by giving blood, another folder containing numerous WWI period letter to and from his parents, three manuscript journals kept by Cornock commencing 1913 and recording his complete WWI service with many extracts harrowing and emotive, writing about his time in Gallipoli, Sulva Bay he recollects “I had been told that men always messed their breeches the first time under fire but this proved only to be a rumour, at any rate this unfortunate calamity did not occur in my case”, On October 8th 1915 he writes “We relieved the Rough Riders in the front line by night, I was put on guard at once. The Turks were about 100 yards away. I found it very exciting, interesting but they were well dug in, once seldom got a chance of a target. There were many dead bodies between the two lines, they smelt- the flies were very trying, masses of them fierce biting things whilst centipedes and scorpions in the trenches were minor evils”. Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% (Lots marked * 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

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Moving to the Western Front he writes of Vimy “Next day the 5th we got hell, heavily shelled all day. The enemy seemed to have the trenches taped. Their aeroplanes come up and down the lines, our planes are conspicuous by their absence, we had not achieved air supremacy in those days. The support from the Canadian Artillery behind us was lamentable, they seemed to be firing all the dud stuff. Walking up the trench I found two men buried, one man’s head lying in the trench, severed clean from the body. With the help of sergeant Whittacre I got one of the buried men out alive, the other was dead, we had many casualties and were very demoralized” many pages supported by snaps shot size photographs A huge family archive including 8 manuscript memoirs by his father A.W. Beale dated 1891 but recollecting various historic occasions for example a visit with his father to St James Park. His father would often take him to see the changing of the guard and for long walks, Beale takes up the story “I remember an incident which though it made little impression on me then I have always been proud of since - The Duke of Wellington was riding down St James Street, saluted by everyone high and low and mechanically returning their salutes when he seemed suddenly to see my father and instead of merely saluting him in the same fashion he rode up to where we were standing and stooped down shaking hands and stayed some time taking with my father and was this not talked of among the soldiers it flew all over London and whenever Father and I went to any of the Barracks after this which we so often did he seemed to be received with double respect. Father showed me a wound in his right breast and side where a bullet had gone through him at the Battle of Waterloo and told me that he never knew he was wounded the excitement of battle being so great till the Duke of Wellington cried out Lieutenant Beale you are wounded.” He went on to recount an incident that in his mind was the finest exemplification of true courage that he could imagine “that a soldier in the ranks whispered to another while the Duke was passing in front of them and just about to enter into an engagement with the enemy - Comrade the Duke looks pale and frightened at which the Dule turned round and retorted - yes my man and the Duke feels so frightened so much that many of you men would not dare to be here if they felt as he does”. Cornock’s grandfather, Captain Thomas Griffin Beale the writer A W Beale himself recounts travels to the Crimea and seeing Florence Nightingale at Scutari. The whole collection contained in Captain W.B. Cornock’s military chest Captain Walter Beale Cornock was born Churchdown, Gloucestershire in 1892, he was educated at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, he joined the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars as a Private in 1906, he served in Gallipoli as a Trooper from April 1915 before returning to England as a result of dysentery in December 1915. Once recuperated he was attached to the Cadet Corps Officers at Magdalen College, Oxford in June 1916 and then served on the Western Front with 12th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment from November 1916, he was promoted to Lieutenant in May 1917 and Captain in August, in September 1918 he embarked for India and served with the 31st Punjabis before being stationed on the North West Frontier at the time of the third Afghan War with the 1/30th Punjabis, Cornock and remained in service until 1922 retiring with the rank Captain. (1) £1,500 - £2,000

502* ‘The self-sacrifice of Captain Sola and his gunners was highly and deservedly commended, as by remaining on board and firing their gun they diverted the submarines’ attack upon themselves, and undoubtedly saved their sister ship.’ A fine ‘SS Obuasi’ DSO group to Captain P.A. Sola, Merchant Navy Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver gilt and enamel with top ribbon bar, in Garrards case of issue, minor damage to the laurel wreath British War and Mercantile Marine Medal (Percy Sola), 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, very fine or better, swing mounted for wearing, with a folder of research Captain Percy Albert Sola was born in Battersea, London in 1878, he served with the Merchant Navy from 1898 in SS. Australia (2nd Officer) and after various posts and ships Sola was employed by the British & African Steam Navigation Co Ltd which was part of the Elder Dempster & Co shipping fleet which sailed between Liverpool and West Africa, he remained with the company throughout his career with almost all his time spent on the West Africa voyages. The DSO was awarded for an action on 8 July 1917 when Sola was Master of the SS Obuasi DSO London Gazette 21 June 1919. ‘On the 8th [July 1917] the Obuasi (4,416 tons) was accompanying the Onitsha (3,921 tons) from the west coast of Africa to Liverpool. Both ships had called at Dakar to be fitted with guns but as there were not enough to go round, a 12 Pounder was mounted in the Obuasi, and the two ships make the homeward voyage in company. At noon the Obuasi was struck by a torpedo, which flooded the stokehold and put the engines out of action. Simultaneously two submarines were sighted, and the master, Mr. Percy Sola, ordered the crew into the boats. He himself, with the two gunners D. Richardson and R. Bradbeer, remained on board, retaining the gig for their own use, and commenced firing at the submarine which was chasing the Onitsha. They fired five shots, and the Onitsha got away safely. Two more torpedoes were discharged at the Obuasi, the first one passing under her, and the second striking her and causing her to list considerably. The master and gunners then took to the gig, and the submarine came alongside and made them prisoners; it then fired some shots into the Obuasi, which soon afterwards sank. The self-sacrifice of Captain Sola and his gunners was highly and deservedly commended, as by remaining on board and firing their gun they diverted the submarines’ attack upon themselves, and undoubtedly saved their sister ship. The gunners received mention [in dispatches], and the master the DSO. The rest of the crew were picked up the same evening by a destroyer, and landed in Queenstown.” The Official History of the War - The Merchant Navy Volume III, 1929 refers On his release from captivity Sols rejoined Elder Dempster and continued to serve as Master of their ships until 1940 (his last ship being MV Abosso). (6) £1,500 - £2,000

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503* India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (634 Lce Naick Jawahih Singh 14th Sikhs), good very ﬁne, toned with some discolouration

505* India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Major S.H.P. Graves Burma Mily Police), engraved in running script, good very ﬁne and toned

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Colonel Somerset Henry Paul Graves was born in Bath, Somerset in 1846, he served in the Indian Army, late Burma Police Department and was the First Commandant in 1868, he served in the 26th native infantry and in June 1885 was appointed Superintendant of Police at Port Blair, by 1887 he was appointed Inspector General of Police, Upper Burma and reverted to military duties in 1888. The India List and India Ofﬁce List, page 507 refers (1) £200 - £300

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506* Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Martinique, Albuhera (Wm Lancaster, 23rd Foot), very fine Clasps confirmed and appears on the published transcript roll with the comment ‘Glendining 1982, possibly renamed. Private collection’. This is incorrect as the medal is entirely as issued. A scarce combination of clasps, given the time between the two actions. Martinique, 30 January to 24 February 1809, a British force under Lieutenant General Beckwith landed on the island of Martinique, which was in French possession in the Caribbean Sea. On 1 February, some skirmishing took place, but the following day the enemy took a more determined stand and a sharp action followed. The French were driven from their position with considerable loss and retired into Fort Desaix. After a vigorous siege, the garrison surrendered on 24 February. Three eagles and several bass drums were captured. The British force numbered about 10,000 and its loss was 3 officers and 81 men killed, 9 officers and 325 men wounded. It could well be that Private William Lancaster was one of the men wounded and therefore did not see any further action until Albuhera on 16 May 1811. The Peninsular War battle is described as ‘one of the fiercest on human record’ with over 6000 including 2500 Spaniards, Germans and Portuguese killed, wounded and missing. Of this there were 984 English killed, 2993 wounded and 570 missing. The estimated loss of French was in excess of 8000. An interesting medal and worthy of further research. (1) £2,000 - £2,500

504* Captain Oswald Bede Russell, MC killed in action at Samawa, Mesopotamia, 3 September 1920 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. Oswald B.P. Russell Xth Lancers. Salihyah 7-3-1920 [sic]’ British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. O.B.P. Russell.) General Service Medal, G.V.R., 1 clasp, Iraq (Capt. O.B.P. Russell.), minor edge bruise to second, good very ﬁne and attractively toned Captain Oswald Bede Plowden Russell MC, MID was a native of Reading, Berkshire he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse) on 17 November 1915 and promoted to Lieutenant in the Indian Army on 15 November 1916. Russell was killed in action during the Iraqi Revolt at Samawa, Mesopotamia 3 September 1920. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. (4) £1,500 - £2,000

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507* Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., Minesweeping 1945-51, unnamed, extremely ﬁne

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509* A Great War ‘Retreat from Mons’ casualty pair to 2nd Lieutenant J.C.B. Crozier, Royal Munster Fusiliers, killed in action at Etreux on 27 August 1914 1914 Star and Clasp (2.Lieut: J.C.B. Crozier. R. Muns: Fus.), British War Medal (2 Lieut: J.C.B. Crozier.), extremely fine and presented in a fitted display case stamped Wilson & Sharp Goldsmiths, 139 Princes Street, Edinburgh 2nd Lieutenant James Cyril Baptist Crozier was born in Bowden Cheshire 1890, he was educated at Loretto School and Edinburgh University studying medicine. He joined the OTC Artillery in 1911-1912 and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Muster Fusiliers in July 1914. Crozier was killed in action on 27 August 1914 during the retreat from Mons near Etreux. An eyewitness account by Captain H.S. Jervis was sent to the family, the letter records ‘B Coy, extended at once, and an attack on the enemy’s position commended. Your nephew was on the left or east of the attacking company, and was very much to the fore; a part of A Coy extended the line eastwards, continued by my men (D Coy). The enemy was holding a railway cutting in front of us, so D Coy, tried to rush this, the remainder of the men in that part of the field helping with rifle fire. Owing to lack of cover all my men in this part of the field save two were shot down before the hedge was reached and the attempt failed. Crozier pushed on ahead of his men, clambered out of a hollow lane which he had just reached, and recklessly exposing himself in the open, shouted out “there they are: come on men at the same time pointing to the enemy. As he ceased speaking he fell, killed instantaneously by a bullet through the body. It was noticed that he never moved once he fell. It is therefore, a sad consolation to know that his death was painless and he died with words on his lips which any brother officers would have been proud to be there last also’. The Roll of Honour, Volume I, De Ruvigny, page 102 refers. Crozier is commemorated in the Etreux British Cemetery. (2) £150 - £200

508* A group of ten to Skipper Lieutenant-Commander J.W. Hubbard, MBE, RD The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver by Sebastian Garrard, London 1935 1914-15 Star (WSA.118, J.W. Hubbard, Skr., R.N.R.) British War and Victory Medals (W.S.A.118 J.W. Hubbard. Skr. R.N.R.) Defence and War Medals 1935 Jubilee Medal 1937 Coronation Medal Royal Naval Reserve Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (2381 W.S. J.W. Hubbard. Ch Skpr. R.N.R.) Royal Naval, Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., generally good very fine, with a folder of research Skipper Lieutenant-Commander James William Hubbard was born into a Grimsby fishing family in 1888, Hubbard worked on several trawlers before joining the Royal Navy Reserve on 6 August 1916 (Skipper), his first vessel being HMT Parthian which was a trawler taken from trade for use in Auxiliary Patrol duties, the vessel went to the Eastern Mediterranean and worked out of HMS Osiris a depot ship for auxiliary patrol vessels. During this time Hubbard and crew came to the aid of the Italian steamship SS Bosnia who had been sunk by an Austrian submarine 100 miles off Crete, Hubbard received a letter of thanks from the Italian Government (copied letter included), Hubbard returned to England in 1917 and served in various ships including HMT St Maurice in 1919, while in command of this ship he was in a collision with the oiler RFA Orangeleaf and as a consequence of this he was logged for disobedience by the direction of Vice Admiral, Dover Patrol. Hubbard continued his career in the RNR throughout the interwar period rising to Skipper Lieutenant in 1935 and during WWII he served in HMS Europa in Lowestoft, he retired from service in 1945, Hubbard died in Lothingland, Suffolk in 1957. (10) £400 - £500

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512* Pair: WWI Memorial Plaque and Victory Medal to Private W. Thurlow, Devonshire Regiment, killed in action in Salonika on 25 April 1917 Victory Medal (43383 Pte. W. Thurlow, Devon. R.), bronze memorial plaque ‘William Thurlow’, in card envelope, good ﬁne and the plaque good very ﬁne

510* Pair: Private A. Chick, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (4194 Pte A. Chick. 2nd D. of. C. Lt Infy), ghost dates, King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4189 Pte A. Chick. D. of. C.L.I.), nearly extremely ﬁne and attractively toned (2)

43383 Private William Thurlow was born in Blakenham, Suffolk, he served during the Great War with the 10th Service Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, he was killed in action in Salonika on 25 April 1917 when the 10th Devons attacked Petit Couronne as part of 79th Bridade assault in the First Battle of Doiran, Thurlow is buried in the Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece. (2) £100 - £150

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513* Pair: Master at Arms John Linington, Royal Navy, who was onboard HMS Essex, when they lost a man to an explosion during a training exercise Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J.R. Linington, M.A.A., H.M.S. Gibraltar), Naval Long Service Good Conduct Medal, V.R., J.R. Linington, M.A.A., H.M.S. Impregnable.), very ﬁne, with copied paperwork Master at Arms John Robert Linington was born in Crookhaven, Co. Cork in 1864, he joined the Royal Navy in 1880 (Boy 2nd class). He served in various ships including HMS Thalia in 1882, HMS Boadicea 1883, rising to Master at Arms in HMS Hawke in 1896. In 1906 he served in HMS Essex and in June that year the cruiser Essex lost a man killed by an exploding cartridge during an exercise, and Linington gave evidence at the enquiry. “The evidence of John Robert Linington, Master at Arms of the Essex was in effect that on Wednesday at about 5.30 pm whilst the Essex was engaged in attacking one of the enemy, an explosion took place in the starboard upper deck casement foremost where the deceased, who was 20 years of age, was one of the gun crew.” Linington was discharged in1907 and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. He was mobilised for the war but only received a British War Medal, rank Chief Petty Ofﬁcer. Linington resided in St. Budeaux, Devonshire and died in 1921. (2) £300 - £400

511* Pair: Private T. Brown, 93rd (Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders) Foot Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (2406. Thomas. Brown. 93 S. Highlanders.), contemporarily engraved in serif capitals Turkish Crimea, Sardinian Issue, first toned with contact marks, very fine 2406 Private Thomas Brown served during the Crimea campaign with the 93rd (Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders). On 25 October 1854 during the Battle of Balaclava around 500 men of the 93rd Foot led by Colin Campbell fired at the Russian cavalry the episode was immortalised as “The Thin Red Line”. (2) £600 - £800

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515* Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (Lieut: A. Deas. R.N, H.M.S, Philomel.), contemporarily engraved in sloping serif capitals, very fine, with a folder of extensive research Provenance: Christie’s, London 1991. Lieutenant Archibald Deas was born in Arundel, Sussex in 1863, he joined the Merchant Navy in 1879 and after passing his apprenticeship gained his Master’s certificate in 1894, he then joined the P&0 Steam Navigation Co and employed on the India & China station as 2nd Mate on SS Mirzapore from 1891-92. He joined the RNR as Sub Lieutenant in 1890 and spent 4 months of each year in Royal Naval ships and after completing Gunnery courses and gaining certificates he was appointed a Gunner Officer in HMS Orlando on the Australia Station in 1895 and remained there until 1898. He returned to England and served in HMS Philomel as a Gunner Officer in Devonport. The ship sailed for South Africa in December 1898 and when she arrived carried out blockade duties at Delagao Bay to prevent supplies reaching the Boers and the ship went on to Durban and landed two of the ship’s 4.7 inch guns for service ashore, the force were to initially defend Maritzburg but later joined the Naval Brigade to support the relief of Ladysmith, Deas commanded two of the 12 pdrs of the Ogilvey’s battery during the relief and at one point while crossing a drift one of the gun’s capsized, Deas saved them and brought them back into action. On 6 March 1900 Lieutenant Ogilvey reported that “Lt Deas who is now in hospital, I consider worthy of special mention, more especially so as I am sure that his unremitting hard work was largely the cause of his going down when attacked by dysentery”. Deas was invalided in hospital until 28 February 1901 and returned home being declared fit for service, he joined HMS Jupiter in April 1901 and remained with the ship until 1902 before joining HMS Retribution bound for the North American station, in 1902 the ship was on blockade duties of the Venezuelan harbour of La Guarya along with German and Italian naval ships. They were ordered to seize the Venezuelan fleet in the harbour ordering them to surrender and without a shot being fired the allied forces seized the fleet (Deas took part in this action). At 5 o’clock on the morning of the 10 December Deas led 29 men from the Retribution ashore at La Guayra and forced their way through a crowd near the port to rescue three Englishmen who were directors of the La Guayra Harbour Co who had spent two days barricaded in their office. Deas retired from service in 1904 as the rank of Commander, he died in Wimbledon in 1909. (1) £300 - £400

514* Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (H. Rawle. Actg. C.P.O., H.M.S. Philomel.), impressed in the Royal Navy style, light contact marks, good very ﬁne and scarce The medal was presented aboard HMS Ophir in 1901 during the Dominion cruise of the Duke of York (future King George VI and Elizabeth). The medal was returned in 1924 and reissued with the appropriate clasp. Only 230 Queen's South Africa medals were issued named to HMS Philomel, 152 of them were to seamen who remained on the ship and did not earn any bars. Rawle was one of only 30 men to be sent to Zululand earning the scarce Natal clasp. (1) £200 - £300

516* Queen’s Sudan 1896-97, no clasp (Corpl. C. Cambridge. 13th Hussars.), engraved in large san-serif capitals, very ﬁne

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518* Five: Private L.D. Barkat Khan, Pakistan Armoured Corps 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Defence and War Medals, 1947 Pakistan Independence Medal (1003721 L.D. Barkat Khan P.A.C.), very ﬁne, mounted as worn, presented on a card with Indian Armoured Corps white metal badges plus a cloth badge for 31st Indian Armoured Division, scarce An interesting group awarded to an Indian soldier serving with the Indian Armoured Division (Tank Division) during WWII. The recipient the saw through the period of partition and the formation of Pakistan in 1947. Six Armoured Divisions were allocated to Pakistan one of which was the Indian Armoured Division. (5) £100 - £150

519* Three: Ordinary Seaman 1st Class R. F. Owens, Royal Navy, among those lost when H.M.S. Goliath was sunk off Cape Helles in May 1915 1914-15 Star (364772 R. F. Owens, O.S.1, R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (364772 R. F. Owens, O.S.1, R.N.), nearly extremely ﬁne

517* Three: Corporal A.W. Richards, Cape Police, who was present during the 217-day Defence of Mafeking Cape of Good Hope 1900, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (336. Pte A.W. Richards.. C.Pol.), Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Mafeking, Transvaal (336 Corpl: A.W. Richards. Cape Police), King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (336 Cpl A.W. Richards. Cape Police Dist II.), good very ﬁne, mounted as worn, presented in an attractive ﬁtted red leather box named in gold A.W. Richards (3)

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After the landing of troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, fire support from naval vessels became ever important. Old pre-dreadnought battleships were assigned this task. On 13 May 1915, whilst at anchor in company with Cornwallis in Morto Bay, the old battleship Goliath was attacked by the Turkish destroyer Mouavenet-Millieh, which in fog, evaded the allied destroyer screen and fired three torpedoes in quick succession. The first hit Goliath abreast the fore turret, the second abreast the foremost funnel and a third abreast the after turret. So swiftly did the battleship sink that many of those below were drowned before they could reach the upper deck. Of the 750 on board Goliath about 570, including Captain Shelford and Ordinary Seaman Owens were drowned. (3) £100 - £150

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520* Three: Private C.J. May, Royal Berkshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (16167 Pte. C.J. May R. Berks.R.), British War and Victory Medals (16167 Pte. C.J. May. R.Berks.R.), very ﬁne with an identity tag, contained in an old box inscribed ‘Mrs C J May ... Hungerford, Berks’ Pair: Private A. Maunder, Gloucestershire Regiment 1914-15 Star (19134 Pte A. Maunder. Glouc:R.), Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Sydney Maunder), in named card box of issue (Oxfordshire), very ﬁne 16167 Private Charles J. May, a native of Hungerford, Berkshire, served during the Great War with the Royal Berkshire Regiment, he was wounded on 14 June 1916, he transferred to the Labour Corps and was discharged on 31 July 1918. (5) £100 - £150

523* A WWI ‘Gallipoli’ casualty group to Sergeant A. Brewer, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, killed in action 9 August 1915 1914-15 Star (14348 Sjt. A. Brewer. R. Dub. Fus.), British War and Victory Medals (14348 Sjt. A. Brewer. R.D.Fus.), extremely ﬁne and the BWM attractively toned, with tapestry memorial frame commemorating the death of Sergeant Brewer, 24 x 30cm

521* Three: Private H. Hutchinson, East Kent Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-29165 Pte. H. Hutchinson. E. Kent R.), Service Medals of the Order of St. John with seven bars (16756 Cpl H, Hutchinson, Mansfield Col Divn No5 S.J.A.B. 1935), first two polished, good fine, very fine

Sergeant Albert Brewer was born in Bristol and served with the 6th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, he was killed in action at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli on 9 August 1915. Brewer is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. (3) £150 - £200

Private H Hutchinson served with Mansﬁeld Colliery Division, No 5 District. (3) £50 - £70

524* A CQD and WWI group of ﬁve to William Joseph Peck, Merchant Navy 1914-15 Star (W. Peck, Ch, Ck., M.F.A.), British War Medal (W.J. Peck. Ch. Ck. M.F.A.), Mercantile Marine War Medal (William J. Peck), CQD medal, unnamed as issued, very ﬁne or better, with a folder of research William Joseph Peck was born in West Derby, Liverpool in 1884, he joined the Merchant Navy in 1908 listed on the crew list of the White Star liner Republic as the passenger cook where he was awarded the CQD (Come Quick Danger) medal he served in the Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary as a Chief Cook during WWI. Peck died in Preston, Lancashire in 1965. (5) £500 - £700

522* Prussia. 1st Class Iron Cross (non-magnetic type), three-part construction with vertical pin and maker initials KO (Konigliches Munzamt Orden, Berlin), 45 x 44 mm, in a period leather box (1)

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525* A group of six to Captain T.R. Buckingham, Merchant Navy, who was serving in S.S. Laconia when she was sunk by the enemy on 12 September 1942, Buckingham spent 14 hours in the water having found floating debris and later used a floating corpse wearing a lifejacket for buoyancy 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, French Medal Navy Medal of Honour, 1st Class reverse engraved ‘Buckingham 1951’ in case of issue with miniature dress award, Royal Humane Society ‘To Thomas R. Buckingham For Gallant Service 19/2/51’ in case of issue, good very fine and presented on a velvet card with blue riband and oak leaf representing the King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct (for display purposes only and not original to the group), with a folder of extensive research plus The Sinking of the Laconia, A Tragedy in the Battle of the Atlantic by Frederick Grossmith and certificate for the French award, plus a copied Royal Humane Certificate Captain Thomas Reginald Buckingham was born Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1911, after qualifying as 1st Mate in 1936 he was serving in RMS Nariva of the Royal Mail Shipping Ltd in 1941 and later that year in Blue Star Co ships Canadian Star and Columbia Star, in 1942 he joined the Cunard White Star Ltd and remained with the company for the rest of his career. On 28 May 1942, he sailed from Liverpool in SS Laconia. The ship was carrying troops to the Middle East via the Cape of Good Hope. On 11 August 1942 Laconia disembarked 3000 troops outside Port Tewfik and the following day sailed out of the Suez Bay, with officers, men, civilians and 1600 Italian POWs under Polish Guards. After reaching Durban the ship was full and sailed for England on 31 August with 3000 passengers of which 120 were women and children. Just after 8 pm on 12 September Laconia was struck by a torpedo followed by another torpedo minutes later, the ship was fatefully damaged and heeling over. Buckingham’s main responsibility was to jettison all confidential and secret code books and mail which were stored in lockers in the Captain’s chartroom and also to help survivors in the below decks. The ship took 1.5 hours to sink and during her last moments, Buckingham eased his way down the sloping hull to the protruding keel and dived into the sea. He spent 14 hours in the water having found floating debris and later used a floating corpse wearing a lifejacket for buoyancy. He spotted a lifeboat and swam for 2 hours to get near to the lifeboat. The lifeboat was full and he had to swim for another lifeboat close by and was hauled in by 13 Italians and 1 RAF Aircraftsman. He subsequently learned that several men had been taken by sharks. On the morning of 14 September, the small convoy of boats set sail for the African coast which was 600 miles away. Buckingham’s boat led the way and the following day an Italian submarine passed them and an aircraft was heard overhead. At about 4 pm another submarine was spotted coming from astern this was the German U-boat U-507 commanded by Captain Schacht. The U-boat was towing 4 other lifeboats. Buckingham and his crew were ordered out of the lifeboat and onto the deck of the submarine and searched. The British survivors were ordered back into the lifeboats and the Italians were sent below. Buckingham was asked to form a list of all the survivors and the plan was to transfer them to another ship, however, due to a technical fault with the radio finding aerial preventing bearings from being taken off any ships approaching, the decision was made to let the lifeboats go. They were cast off with food supplies and water but Buckingham was taken POW and having spent a further 47 days at sea was sent to the Merchant Navy POW camp Milag which was 18 miles from Bremen. He remained there until 29 April 1945. Buckingham continued to serve with Cunard Line until his retirement on 31 March 1967 but on 19 August 1951 whilst serving as 2nd Officer on Queen Elizabeth which was lying on anchor near Cherbourg when he dived into the sea to rescue a French stevedore who had fallen down the luggage chute. For this Buckingham was awarded the King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct (London Gazette - 20 November 1951), he also received the Royal Humane Society Medal included in the lot. The French government also recognised his bravery and awarded him the Silver Medal 1st Class Merchant Navy Medal of Honour on 2 May 1952. He died in Bournemouth in 1982. (6) £600 - £800

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526* Ubsdell Family. Lieutenant James Eads Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry who died of fever on 13 October 1896 at Keila Drooch India General Service 1895-1902, VR, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (Lt. J.E. Ubsdell, Som.L.Infy), extremely fine, contained in an ebony box which was commissioned by his mother after his death as a memorial, the lid with a silver plaque with London 1902 hallmark engraved ‘In Affectionate Remembrance of my dearly loved son James Eads Ubsdell who died at Drosh, Chitral 13th October 1896 Aged 27 years’, silver corners and key plate, the hinged lid enclosing a fitted lift out tray with the personal effects of the recipient including his campaign medal, silver 13th Foot cap badge, belt buckle, silver sovereign case and yellow metal pocket knife each engraved with the initals ‘J.E.U.’, tunic buttons, Southampton Yacht club enamel badge and other items, the lower section with a large collection of original documents, telegrams, letters including letters from Ubsdell to his family etc including a printed and manuscript letter titled ‘circular no 238 Divisional Transport office Late Chitral Relief Force Rawal-Pindi, 19th November 1895’ in which the divisional transport officer thanks the transport officers on the conclusion of the operations of the Chitral Relief Force, military educational documents including one for qualifying as a Russian interpretor dated 23 April 1890, a passport signed by the the Marquess of Salisbury, Earl of Salisbury dated 1888 with several Russian stamps, vellum death certificate dated 24 August 1897, a manuscript list of effects sent to his mother including many of the items in this box, a copy letter to his mother from Lt Col A.C. Borton giving condolence, an original telegram inscribed ‘regret that he died suddenly fever, thirteenth October Drosh, Colonel Somerset’, black and white photographs of Ubsdell’s grave stone, plus a large watercolour portrait of Ubsdell painted by T.M. Heaton in 1912, as a tribute commissioned by his mother, Ubsdell seen in full scarlet uniform of the Somerset Light Infantry, period gilt frame, glazed, frame size 78 x 83 cm, a handcoloured photograph of Ubsdell in Eton uniform, presented in a hilt metal frame with Eton Register, a humerous drawing of Ubsdell by Marcel Pil 1893, in a period carved wood frame, frame size 22 x 17 cm and other items, a good original family archive Captain James Eads Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry (1868-1895), was born in Southampton and educated at Eton. He served with the regiment in India and was a transport officer during the Relief of Chitral in 1895. Ubsdell died of fever at Drosh, India on 13 October 1896. His headstone at Drosh Cantonment is inscribed ‘In memory of Captain James Eads Ubsdell, The Prince Alberts Somersetshire Light Infantry, who died at Killa Drosh whilst employed as Transport Officer 13th October 1896, aged 28 years. Deeply mourned by his parents and brother officers’. See lot 527 for Lieutenant Colonel Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell (brother). (1) £1,000 - £1,500

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Lieutenant Colonel Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell (1872-1955) was born in New York, America, he was the son of John Ubsdell who had emigrated to America in the late 1850s and was President of the Great Lakes Engineering Company, River Rouge (considered an outstanding naval architect and marine engineer), the family moved back to England in the 1870s and resided in Southampton, Ubsdell was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Cambridge before being commissioned in the Royal Artillery in May 1900, he served in the Boer War from 1901 with the 13th Battalion and was present at the Delhi Durbar on 1 January 1903, an original programme of the Durbar plus order of service is included with the lot, Ubsdell relinquished his commission in 1912 with the rank as Captain, he re-engaged for service at the outbreak of WWI and served on the Western Front with the 6th Division Royal Artillery from September 1914 until the end of the war, he was mentioned in despatches four times plus awarded the DSO. In 1918 Ubsdell was appointed Summary Court Officer in Cologne, during this time, he tried over 5000 Germans and presided over a special court to try Spartacists charged with inciting Mutiny in the British Army and with a plot to murder General Plumer and other British Officers. Between 1918-1920 he joined the “British Effectives’ Sub-Commission of the Control Commission or the Disarmament of Germany in Berlin as AAG and subsequently was President of the Berlin District Commission of Control for the Execution of the Military clauses of the Peace Treaty (Treaty of Versailles) and the Dispandment of the German Army, there are several pages of black and white photographs relating to General Foch accepting the German request for armistice, with relevant newspaper cuttings. Ubsdell served during WWII with the Home Guard from 3 June 1940 to 1 October 1942 (a certificate from George VI is included along with original ARP paperwork and photographs). On 10 November 1945 his son Edward was killed in a jeep accident whilst serving in Germany, the album included in this lot has several black and white photographs of Edward and his family, a newspaper cutting reporting on the death, roll of honour plus a photograph of his grave. A wonderful and comprehensive family archive. See lot 526 (1) £2,000 - £3,000

527* Ubsdell Family: Lieutenant Colonel Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell, DSO, Royal Horse Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.R.V., silver gilt and enamel Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lieut T.R. Ubsdell, R.F.A.), 1914 Star and Bar (Capt:T.R. Ubsdell, R.F.A.) British War and Victory Medals (Major T.R. Ubsdell) with MID oakleaves 1935 Jubilee Medal France. Légion d’honneur, good very fine or better, lacquered with dress miniature awards and cases of issue Silver desk stand presented to Ubsdell from the officers R.A. mess Rawal Pindi April 29th 1909 (and so inscribed), with two silver top ink bottles with the initials T.R.U., the stand 27 cm long, approximately 747g together with a box containing hundreds of letters from Lt Col Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell from the Western Front circa 1914 onwards, a large scrap album compiled by Ubsdell which covers his personal life and career in the army and at home, many photographs, including Ubsdell wearing his QSA medal, another of the 13th Battery receiving their medals at Nowgong, India, original documents such as commission certificate dated 21 May 1900 (2nd Lieutenant), mentioned in despatches certificates etc, Secret blue report No4 titled ‘Report on the Armed Forces of Germany and the work the Effective Sub-Commission of Control’, the cover inscribed ‘T.R. Ubsdell’, two folders full of documents titled ‘Political Parties in Germany’, and ‘Revolution of March 12/13th 1920’ with a typed report for the Berlin Revolution on 13 March 1920, together with another group of medals to his son Major Edward Thurlow Hope Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry, killed on active service in a motoring accident in Germany, 10 November 1945 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine and lacquered, both groups presented in a modern display frame, glazed, frame size, 49 x 35 cm D.S.O. London Gazette 1 Januray 1918 M.I.D. London Gazette 14 January 1915 30 November 1915 7 November 1917 13 November 1919

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Thursday 18 May 2023 For further information please contact Henry Meadows on 01285 860006 or henry@dominicwinter.co.uk